contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
how many people; a number of people
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
intensive; concentrated; focused
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
ongoing; in progress; afoot
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
disinheritance; disowning
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion