to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to make use of; to lend money
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
confections; sweets; candy; cake
supreme; greatest; highest; best
Chinese rice; foreign rice
pull; patronage; tug; discount
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
rolled barley; rolled oats
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to mix; to stir; to blend
austerity; voluntary privation
determination; resolution
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
thousand years; very long period; forever
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
late at night; at a late hour