to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
condition; state (of health); appearance
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
things at hand; personal belongings
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
grasp; catch; understanding
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
for today; for the time being
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(criminal) investigation headquarters
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can