rucksack; knapsack; backpack
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
(bank) balance; remainder
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
amount of money; sum of money
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
decision; determination; resolution
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
payment default; overdue on a payment
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile