rich person; wealthy person
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
full payment; liquidation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
optimism; taking an optimistic view
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream