to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
society; public; community; social studies
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(some) more; even more; longer; further
money-making; earning money
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest