chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
failure; mistake; blunder
like this; this sort; this way
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to some extent; to a certain extent
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
number two; mistress; concubine
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
something like ...; something called ...
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all