tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
characteristic; feature; special quality
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
someone; a certain person
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
business; errand; nature of one's business
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
it is I who should say so
bento; Japanese box lunch
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
private; personal life; (one's) privacy