insurance payout; insurance money
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
regarding highly; attaching importance to
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
superficial knowledge; smatterer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sense of values; values; value system
informal consent; private consent
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
approval; license; licence; permission
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation