market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
one's own work; making by oneself
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
number or size of periodicals or pictures; type size
(social) position; status
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
reception room; parlor; parlour
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
health; healthy; sound; fit
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
good; goodness; right; virtue
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to throw away; to abandon
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher