seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
financial power; financial means; wealth
different opinion; objection
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be enchanted; to be charmed
10,000,000,000; ten billion
yen (currency of Japan); circle
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
physical work; manual labour (labor)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
inheritance; something given or received
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
donation; contribution; offering
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
one or two; a few; small number
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
jewelry store; jewellery store
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)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
shopping; purchased goods
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at children, e.g. manga)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale