rising; ascending; climbing
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
great person; eminent figure
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
clothing and accessories; attire
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
comparatively high; fairly expensive
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to make use of; to lend money
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to leave this world; to die
abuse; misuse; perversion
appearance; figure; shape; form
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
inferior goods; faulty item
completely relying on others