being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
society; the world; the times
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
decoration; ornament; trimmings
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
wealthy individual; person of wealth
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
not necessarily so; is not always true
un-; non-; negative prefix
woman; lady; adult female
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
representative; exemplary; model
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
secret; private; surreptitious
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
danger; peril; hazard; risk
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement