money-making; earning money
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
forcibly; against one's will
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
elder sister; older female friend
since when; from when; how long
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
1,000,000; one million; million; many
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
occupation; calling; livelihood
show tent; circus tent; freak show
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
threat; intimidation; menace
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(period of) a year; during an era
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless