interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
indolence; laziness; sloth
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
looking pale; looking unwell
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to change (one's clothes)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to come to see; to come to understand; to regain sight
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception