luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
why; how; for what reason
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
when it becomes; when it comes to
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
lump-sum payment; paying the entire sum in one transaction
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hereabouts; around there; that area
both eloquent and skilled
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp