lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
domestic affairs; internal administration
just like; the same as; no different than
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
government official; clerk
appointment; assignment; promotion
cabinet (of a government); ministry
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
fear; dread; fright; willies
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
property; fortune; assets
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
priority; order of precedence
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
image; figure; figure; form; image
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
law and order; discipline
killing two birds with one stone
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
activity; briskness; prosperity
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on