predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
price reduction; discount
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
ten; 10; ten years of age
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
although I say; although one might say; although called
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to say; to be called; to do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
way of calling (something or someone)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that