always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to feel oneself indebted to
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
only; merely; but; no more than
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fixed date; settlement date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
different item; different lot
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be able to manage somehow or another
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
serious; severe; grave; acute
within; inside of; less than
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense