current value; price; market value
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
form; shape; figure; visage
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
listed company (on a stock exchange)
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
later on; eventually; afterwards
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
using as an intermediary; through
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
throwing good money after bad
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to fall into another's hands
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
periodic; regular; routine
self-control; self-restraint
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
well versed; thorough knowledge
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to make use of; to lend money
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal