cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
concession; conciliation; compromise
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
don't worry about it; forget about it
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
payment (system) for medical services
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
research funds (expenses)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
receiving; acceptance; reception
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
use; utilization; utilisation; application
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to close (one's eyes); to shut
black-market lending; illegal loan
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
on the occasion of; at the time of
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)