philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
bright person; talented student; prodigy
criticism; commentary; review
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
surname; family name; last name
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
continuation; succession; series
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy