trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
royal castle; imperial castle
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
lender; creditor; landlord
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
clientele; customer stratum
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
entrance fee; participation cost
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
retainer; attendant; escort
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
consecutive victories; series of victories
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
settlement; solution; resolution
fair and square; open and aboveboard