to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
maintenance; preservation; improvement
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
increase and decrease; fluctuation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
main cause; primary factor
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sad to say; how sad; alas
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)