bed and food; eating and sleeping
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
daily wages; payment by the day
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
bank; banking institution
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
just because; even if; even though
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
position; job; employment; opening
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up