to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
as usual; as is one's habit
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
another family; another house
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to graduate from a university
fucking; screwing; having sex
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
guardian; protector; patron; parent
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
and then; and so; and; so then
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
guaranteed; authentic; certified
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
joint together; opposite; facing
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
charcoal; charred remains
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination