cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
spare time; free time; leisure time
open; spacious; extensive
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to rush over; to run up to
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
place where one works; construction site; working area
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
person who has rendered distinguished service
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
compassionate; sympathetic
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
crops; agricultural produce
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to take; to catch; to capture
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked