to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
shah; former ruler of Iran
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
incompetent; have no merit
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge