regarding highly; attaching importance to
hard to get; hard to come by
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
the reverse; other side; lining
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
train that stops at every station; local train
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
express; special delivery
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
equality; impartiality; evenness
identifying (oneself) with the middle class
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
postwar period; period after Second World War
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of