working adult; full-fledged member of society
every month; each month; monthly
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
willpower; energy; vitality
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
and so; therefore; for that reason
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
good-looking; fair; beautiful
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
whereabout; about where; how much
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to summon courage; to be brave
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom