dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
promotion; raising of status
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
licensed chef; qualified cook
to get a (driver's) license
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
1,000,000; one million; million; many
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
money in one's possession
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to close down a business; to shut a business
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
draw (in competition); tie game
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
26th day of the month; 26 days
rather; sooner; preferably
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense