cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
gem; jewel; precious stone
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
advance payment; money paid in advance
in spite of; regardless of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
how many years; how long; what year
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
cake or snack served with tea
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to feel more like (a certain mood)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
how; in what way; how about
conduct; behavior; behaviour
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits