rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
one's post; place of work; workplace
for example; for instance; e.g.
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
no exception; without exception; always the same
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)
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ingredient; component; composition
combination; union; binding; bond
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
moment by moment; hour by hour
moderately; in moderation
tenth day of the month; ten days
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
those (near the second person)
comparatively high; fairly expensive