panorama; panoramic painting
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
infancy; childhood; tender age
naughty; mischievous; unruly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to put someone to work; to make someone work
wages; labor wages; labour wages
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to follow advice; to act upon advice
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
businessman; industrialist
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
millions; several million; a few million
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
source of funds; resources; finances
pessimism; disappointment
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to palm off; to force a sale