paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
large number (of); many; majority
casualties; the killed and wounded
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
at some point in the past; at some stage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to waive one's right; to waive a right
control; management (e.g. of a business)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
exclusive right; sole right
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
dawning (of a new era); dawn
absence; disregard; indifference
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all present; all concerned; all of us
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
forcibly; against one's will
reproachful; hateful; bitter
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
I don't want to boast but
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes