wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
hating; strongly disliking
courteous; decorous; polite
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
apologies for the crude food
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
price; cost; value; worth; value
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits