amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
money rules the world; rich man's world
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
called; known as; that; to say
proceeds (from a sale); takings
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
additional collection; additional imposition; surcharge; forfeit; penalty
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate