under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
as a child; when one was a child
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
killing time; staving off boredom
account book; register; ledger
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
business ability; business acumen
future (usually near); prospects
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
like water; like it grows on trees
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
source of revenue; financial supporter
to say no more; to sink into silence
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
entreaty; supplication; petition
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed