tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
disinheritance; disowning
job hunting; job searching
how many years; how long; what year
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
public safety; public welfare
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
anonymity; using an assumed name
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
screenshot; screen capture; screengrab
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
need for social approval and self-esteem
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to discuss; to talk together
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
system; institution; organization; organisation
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned