continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to work hard; to work diligently
complete stranger; total stranger
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to trample; to crush underfoot
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
dice; die; baton (of command)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
having gone too far to turn back
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization