Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
financial world; business circles
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be exhausted; to be worn out
admiration; wonder; astonishment
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
homecoming; returning home
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
your husband; her husband
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
look!; there!; here!; that is
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)