supply; provision; raising; procurement
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
stupid idiot; total moron
to set up shop; to open a store
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to accept; to receive; to agree
to find out; to discover; to locate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
prohibition; inhibition; ban
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice