very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
interference; obstruction; sabotage
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be fated; to be linked by fate
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
hello; good day; good afternoon
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
arrival of goods; goods received
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
sons and daughters; children; girl
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
temporary custody (of children, luggage, etc)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
two days later; day after next; next day but one
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
exclusivism; exclusionism
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
action before words; work before talk
homogenization; homogenisation
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse