highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
it is not (like that) either
amount of money; sum of money
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be at a loss for words
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
adopted daughter; foster daughter
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gender; distinction of sex; sex
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to state; to express; to mention
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(not so) much; (not) very
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
Japanese person; Japanese people
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole