conviction; belief; confidence
household economy; family finances
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
officially registered seal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
flying column; detached force
chief; main; principal; major
financial institutions; banking facilities
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
bank; banking institution
final; eventual; ultimate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
going around; patrol; round; tour
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
sales; selling; marketing
co-op; (consumers') cooperative
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to say; to be called; to do
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
though; notwithstanding; although
such; like that; that sort of; very