putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
wrong; different; not like that
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
social meeting place; watering hole
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
came here; coming here; recently
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
lifting a child high up in the air
to half-rise to one's feet
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot