rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
memory; sense; experience
comfort; consolation; diversion
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
quite; utterly; really; completely
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate