work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to bring up under one's personal care
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ability; capability; skill
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(social) class; rank; grade
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to refuse; to decline; to deny
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
relation; connection; affinity
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper