waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
dual income; husband and wife both working
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
plan for one's life; life planning
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
origin; beginning; source; rise
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
no matter how much time passes
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
general idea; concept; notion
cheap article; poor quality article
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
price decision; price setting; pricing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to palm off; to force a sale
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean