to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
just because; even if; even though
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
understood; I see; OK; present; here
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
thank you for your continued patronage
to relapse; to reassert; to review
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)