interest; rights; concession
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
source of funds; source of money
marital relationship; marital relations
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
first generation; founder
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
is something that; is that which
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to bring back; to restore
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
clear writing; specification
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush