consequence; outcome; result; blame
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
prize money; monetary award; reward
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
amount of money; sum of money
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick