allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
older brother and younger sister
expenses; costly; expensive
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
consumer financing firm; loan shark
black-market lending; illegal loan
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
neighbourhood; neighborhood
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
although I say; although one might say; although called
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
clergyman; churchman; clergy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
finding employment; getting a job
the other day; some time ago; recently
transactions; dealings; business
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be able to manage somehow or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
loitering; hanging around; wandering around