fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
music industry; music business
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum