unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
annual average; annual mean
fee; charge; rate; material
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
glad countenance; joyful look
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
every year; yearly; annually
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
deposit; payment; money received; money due
the place for; the time for; the level of
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
early (days); initial stage; initial
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
(your) beloved son; cute boy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to narrow; to reduce; to contract