loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be greedy; to devour greedily
period of youth; while young
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
shelter; refuge; protected place
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
way of reciting; way of telling a story
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
how many people; a number of people
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
dwelling; house; residence; address
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
occupation; calling; livelihood
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
great person; great figure; person of great character