substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
triumphant return; returning in triumph
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
oil lighter (for cigarettes); kerosene lighter
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
almost; roughly; approximately
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
while being out of the office or away from home
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
large amount of money; great cost
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to make oneself pleasant to everybody