smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
moneylending; moneylender
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
welcome; (warm) reception
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
several million; millions (of)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
live music or performance
participant; entrant; player; competitor
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
time; season; period; phase; stage
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest