prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
food and drink; eating and drinking
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
story; tale; talk; discussion
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
property; fortune; means; assets
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
conversely; on the contrary
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
evening meal; dinner; supper
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
one grade; first-class; primary