to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
like a decent person; human
start; origin; beginnings
to be bony; to be angular
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
evening; night; nighttime
greeting; a fine thing to say
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to sniff out; to get wind of
expression; look; countenance; face
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
exemption; exoneration; discharge
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
financial products; financial instruments
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)