owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
author; writer; novelist; artist
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
large amount of money; great cost
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
largest class; top category
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
antique; old article; secondhand goods
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
(fighting) in a confused mass; (falling) in swirls; (falling) in whirls