retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be sacked; to be dismissed
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
income; receipts; revenue
handicrafts; hand-crafted goods
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
another family; another house
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this and that; various things
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
scattered; separated; dispersed
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket