limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to invite in; to show someone in
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
review; reconsideration; revision
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
referral fee; introduction fee
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
grandfather; male senior-citizen