(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
black-market lending; illegal loan
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
senior; elder; person older than oneself
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
returning from school; going home from school
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
healthy; sound; wholesome
yearned for; longed for; missed
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
ability to get things done
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy