anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to jump at; to be attracted by
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
private person; individual
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
simply; merely; only; solely
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
employment (long term); hire
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
property; fortune; assets
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
general idea; concept; notion