success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
self-interest; selfish desire
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
firm; strong; solid; stable
reform; reformation; reorganization
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
system; institution; organization; organisation
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
death from disease; death from illness
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death