to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
professional gambler; gamester
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
advanced level; high grade; senior
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
somebody (important); person of importance
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
spring water; clear (pure) water
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
notes; comment; remark; annotation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
almost every day; almost daily
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly