to become clear; to be made public
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
professor; teaching; instruction
job; work; duties; trade; skill
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
one's possessions; ownership
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
study; research; investigation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hide; to keep to oneself
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to catch the eye; to attract attention
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to push (something) against
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion