seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
food and drink; eating and drinking
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
flesh-color; flesh-colour
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
under development; in development
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
all present; all concerned; all of us
21st day of the month; 21 days
autumn, season of good appetite
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
richly colored; richly coloured
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
government forces; government troops
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
three primary colors (colours)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!