failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
moneymaking; earning money
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
serious crime; grave crime
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
ancestor; forefather; foremother
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
father and mother; parents
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to be hesitant; to feel timid
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for