at first; in the beginning; originally
business ability; business acumen
young person; youth; young
Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be talented; to be able
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
mediocrity; ordinary ability
adult woman who likes comics about male homosexual love
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
talk; dialogue; conversation
in the background; not standing out
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
hedge; fence; border; limit
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
worldly desires; materialistic desires
infancy; childhood; tender age
cost of a meal (or meals)
wish; desire; request; prayer