to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
by all means; by all costs
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
relation; relative; kind; cordial
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import