moneylending; moneylender
rich person; wealthy person
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
high-quality goods; luxury item
environmental problem; environmental issue
price increase; rise in price
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
several years; a few years
good old; good old-fashioned
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
way of reciting; way of telling a story
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
time traveler; time traveller
hamburger (in a bun); burger
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
branch office; branch store
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
leaving school during a term
to be profitable; to yield a profit
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
accounting; administration (of money)
public relations; client liaison; client relations
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction