financial power; financial means; wealth
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to subsist; to keep on living
selection; choice; option
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
dancing or jumping for joy
to work hard; to work diligently
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to read the situation; to sense the mood
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
determination; resolution
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
song performed while dancing; ballad
high spirits; gleeful mood
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
district; section; sector
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment