made-to-order; custom-made
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
self-defense; self-defence
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
economic world; financial circles; business community
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
bureau director; office chief
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
largest company; industry leader
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to give a round of applause; to applaud
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to refer to; to use as reference
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)