to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
housewife demographic; housewives
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in comparison to; rather than
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
how; in what way; by what means
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
(police) detective; criminal matter
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
considerably; fairly; quite
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to pass (of time); to elapse
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
scandal; deplorable event
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
black-market lending; illegal loan
by means of; due to; because of; according to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
amount of money; sum of money