last; final; end; conclusion; rust
miser; niggard; cheapskate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
modesty; humility; being humble
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
year in, year out; always; 24-7
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
hey there; I say; see here
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
nice; good; well-executed
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
planning; project; plan; design
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
(not) even once; (not) ever
storehouse; warehouse; godown
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment