virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
one's later years; final years (in life)
position; job; employment; opening
court dress; judge's robe; judge's gown; clerical robe; priest's robe; monastic robe
look!; there!; here!; that is
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
hop; hopping; jumping on one foot
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
prior investment; upfront investment
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
insolent fellow; rude fellow
history; pedigree; lineage
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
great difference; big difference; wide margin
sublime; noble; high-minded
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
advocate; proponent; supporter
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
future prospects; promise
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
to have one cup of sake after another