plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
estimate (of costs); budget
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
for this very reason; that is exactly why
healthy; sound; wholesome
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to flare up; to fly into a rage
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
with a collapse; with a slump
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
1000 ri; (a) long distance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be hot on a person's heels
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not