greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
shopping; purchased goods
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
counterfeit paper money; forged document
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
middle of the night; dead of night
press; print shop; printing office
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
leaving everything to someone else
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
tattling; telling on (someone)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
but; however; provided that
no exception; without exception; always the same
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
how many years; how long; what year
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to employ; to hire; to charter
estimate (of costs); budget