sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to sell off; to sell completely
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
beginning; outset; first; onset
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hemostatic method; styptic treatment; stanching
affected part; diseased part; wound
detour; circumvention; turning movement
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
several minutes; a few minutes
traffic division (of a police department)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict