to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
official in charge; person in charge
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Senke school of tea ceremony
treatment; service; handling; management
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to behave well (of a child)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to appear all together; to be all present
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
number of characters; character count