disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
total amount; aggregate sum
income; receipts; revenue
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
self-consciousness; self-awareness
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
how many years; how long; what year
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
joint resource; shared resource
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
drinking party; get-together
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
return of something; repayment