fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
good performance; good work; great success
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to eat too much; to overeat
conservative without party affiliation
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to cut off (a relationship)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
small grain; small stature or ability
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
person who avoids others; social outcast
related to; in relation to
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
meat shop; butcher's shop