change; transition; vicissitudes
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
overlapping; piling; stacking
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to revere; to respect; to worship
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
very rich person; the super rich
internal organ; viscera; gut
to be accompanied by one's family
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
market price; current price
commercialization; commercialisation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
understanding person; supporter
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family