temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
children's story; fairy tale
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
social meeting place; watering hole
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
various articles; various items; various kinds
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
fame; popularity; reputation
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
note (letter) left behind; will
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
folding; collapsible; telescopic
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide