collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
such; this sort of; like this
prior investment; upfront investment
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
meaning; significance; sense
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to bring; to take; to bring about
don't worry; there's no need to worry
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to go ahead; to pull ahead
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
nothing but; none other than
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to be born; to come into the world
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary