to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
financial muscle; economic clout
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
but; however; provided that
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
in succession; one by one
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
preservation; retainment; keeping
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx