profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
powerful person; influential person
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to come across; to happen upon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to entertain; to make welcome
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
it's probably so; it stands to reason
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)