profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
interest; rights; concession
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be erected; to be built
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fifth day of the month; five days
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
memory; sense; experience
one by one; one after another; successively
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
capacity; volume; capacitance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap