setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
girl; lass; young thing; chick
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
equality; uniformity; evenness
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
an honest man; a good citizen
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
madder red; dark red; crimson
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
even if ...; even supposing that ...
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
(family) relationship; connection
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
hearsay; learning by hearsay
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)