self-confidence;  confidence (in oneself)
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 to rise;  to go up;  to enter (esp. from outdoors);  to come in;  to enter (a school);  to advance to the next grade;  to get out (of water)
 silver;  senior citizen;  pensioner
 head;  chief;  merit;  strong point;  superiority;  major
 gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story);  getting the facts;  obtaining supporting evidence
 master (of a house, shop, etc.);  husband;  sir;  boss;  patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess;  sugar daddy
 to kill;  to slay;  to suppress;  to block;  to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.);  to hold back
 doubt;  question;  suspicion;  dubiousness
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take;  to possess;  to have;  to maintain;  to keep;  to last
 easy;  likely to ...;  have a tendency to ...;  easy to ...
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 site (usu. website);  sight;  payable on sight
 plausible;  believable;  solemn;  dignified;  serious
 lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 imitation;  fake;  phony;  pseudo-
 to be placed on;  to be set on;  to be piled on;  to appear (in print);  to be mentioned;  to be recorded
 recollection;  retrospection;  reflection;  reminiscence
 ryotei;  traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
 chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine);  cook;  area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
 independence;  self-reliance;  independence (e.g. of a nation);  freedom;  separation;  isolation
 store;  shop;  establishment;  restaurant
 to open;  to undo;  to bloom;  to unfold;  to open (for business, e.g. in the morning);  to be wide (gap, etc.);  to widen
 tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
 to borrow;  to have a loan;  to rent;  to hire
 remodelling;  remodeling;  reorganization;  reorganisation
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 arrowhead;  target of a flying arrow;  brunt (of an attack);  the very moment (when);  the point (of doing)
 opening a new shop;  opening a shop (for the day)
 preparation;  arrangements;  getting ready;  provision;  setup;  reserving
 people;  (all) persons;  you (usu. plural);  various
 gold (Au);  golden (color);  valuable;  of highest value;  money;  gold coin;  Friday
 to carry on one's back;  to be burdened with;  to take responsibility for;  to have (something) in the background;  to be in front (of something);  to be conceited
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 because of;  owing to;  due to
 very;  considerably;  by no means;  not readily;  middle;  half-way point
 to be found;  to be discovered
 aid;  help;  assistance;  assistant;  counselor;  counsellor
 demotion;  relegation;  downgrading
 principal offence;  principal offense;  principal offender
 front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people);  one of two people carrying a palanquin
 to carry on one's shoulder;  to shoulder;  to bear;  to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.);  to take upon oneself
 third day of the month;  three days
 damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)