price reduction; discount
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
generation; lifetime; age
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
supply; provision; raising; procurement
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
function; facility; faculty; feature
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
worldly desires; materialistic desires
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can