sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
how should I know?; don't ask me
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
long (time that has passed); old (story)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
small-loan lending to individuals; cashing (e.g. a check)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
100,000; hundred thousand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
police officer; policeman; constable
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
small number; few; minority
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval