metallic sound; metallic clank
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
reason; cause; circumstances
too much; excessively; too
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to know (a person); to think
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
cheap article; poor quality article
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
goodness; excellence; virtue
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
opinion; point of view; visual point
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one