prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(doing something) regardless of expense
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to sniff out; to get wind of
entire world; whole world; world stage
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
arrival of goods; goods received
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
smallish; on the small side
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
guard; security (officer); guardsman
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
personality; style; appearance
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pleasant feeling; good vibes
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
branch office; branch store
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure