to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
interference; intervention; meddling
plump; chubby; voluptuous
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
deleterious substance; toxic substance
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
cardiotonic agent; cardiac stimulant; heart stimulant; cardiotonic; cardiotonic drug
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
a long time ago; long ago
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
slave traffic; slave dealer
sudden impulse; passing fancy
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
over-fond parent; doting parent
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to arrive home; to return
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
increase (in an amount of money or goods); augmentation
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
to continue to work; to work away (at)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life