confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
only; merely; but; no more than
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
about; concerning; related to; -ish
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
finance business; moneylending business
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
calm; composed; leisurely
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)