the third estate; the bourgeoisie
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
to be expensive; to be costly
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
imposing stance; daunting pose
one after another; in rapid succession
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
blow; shock; strike; batting
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to have a reason; to have an excuse
supply; provision; service; supply
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to use up all one's strength; to die
tedious; boring; being fed up with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
globular shape; spherical shape
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)