(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
fields (of rice and other crops)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(religious) faith; belief; creed
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
metallic sound; metallic clank
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
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; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
too (much); overly; excessively
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; 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, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
cheap article; poor-quality article
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
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
base; basis; bedrock; platform