article; thing; object; property; real estate
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
a few people; small number of people
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
winner; victor; conqueror
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(political) party convention
sour look; surly face; pout
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
bronze or copper (color, colour)
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker