big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
bad debt; nonperforming loan
mercy; merciful heart; charity
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to become poor; to be poor
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
one of these days; someday; one day
root; source; origin; cause
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
very much; very many; more and more
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
plan; protocol; manifest; program
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
preparatory phase; preparatory period
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever