self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
study; diligence; discount; reduction
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
product demonstration; sales demonstration
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
the very best; excellent; superb
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
confections; sweets; candy; cake
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge