to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
insurance payout; insurance money
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
coming and going; commuting
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
leaving school during a term
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
effective control (over territory); working control
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat