to boost; to force up; to push up
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
financial power; financial means; wealth
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
this (very thing); this precisely
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
simple honesty; tactless frankness
consumption; expenditure; spending
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to have meaning; to be meaningful
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
a glance; a look; a glimpse
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
useless resistance; vain struggle
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of