to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to pile up; to accumulate
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
store; reserve; stock; savings
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
both eloquent and skilled
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to use (something) as a selling point
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to shake; to waver; to tremble
the last moment; the very end
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
(wheeled) stretcher; gurney; trolley
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
setting a place; setting the table
land route; overland route; by land; overland
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to hand (over); to deliver in person
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush