to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
grayish white; greyish white
personal effects; hand baggage
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down
major dealer; wealthy merchant
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
satin with raised figures
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
chanting or reading the sutras
flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)
besides; moreover; in addition
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
white background; blank; female virgin
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
piece; fragment; one (object)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle