wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
indescribable; having no way to express
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to anticipate; to foresee
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
first part; first volume; prequel
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
anecdote; brief (comic) story
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
several times; a few times
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off