birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
staying the night; lodging (at)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
person in charge; official; attendant
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
research expenses; research costs
in proportion to; just as much as
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)