to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
I see; that's right; indeed
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to make sense; to be meaningful
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
consists of; comprises; is made up of
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to entertain; to make welcome
should do; ought to do; must do
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to turn completely into; to become completely
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
to change; to change into; to become
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
considerably; fairly; quite
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to force to do; to compel
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
doing as one is told; yes-man
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
Rome was not built in a day
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
if possible; if circumstances allow
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
road for persons of high rank
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
where there is a will, there is a way
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to give rise to; to cause
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
doing as one is told; yes-man
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing; masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
fruit grown near the root
completely submissive to another person
being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
to endure what is unendurable is true endurance
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
market order; order without limit
once you're dead, that's it
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
in crowds; in a group; in swarms
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
unable to resist; unable to suppress
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
unable to resist; unable to suppress
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate
to make become; to let become