business ability; business acumen
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to publish a book; to put out a book
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
every month; each month; monthly
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
way of reciting; way of telling a story
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sympathy; compassion; pity
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
real experience; actual observations
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
with spirit; courageously; resolutely
to yell; to rant; to rave
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
most of all; extremely; supremely
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
same generation; one's generation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
around the clock; day and night
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail