departure; leaving; going away; recession
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
regret; repentance; remorse
specialization; specialisation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
sending back; return to sender
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
great joy; delight; jubilation
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
what proportion; what percentage
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
building addition or extension; an annex
daily allowance; daily wages
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
(earning or paying) no interest
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
several years; a few years
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected