cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contract; compact; agreement
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
since when; from when; how long
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to entrust; to leave to a person
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
how many years; how long; what year
to feel; to sense; to experience
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to