high; noble; refined; advanced
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
I see; that's right; indeed
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
neckline (of dress, etc.)
check (e.g. baggage claim); tag; token; tally; score
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
establishment (of a business); founding
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line; 1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to fulfill one's responsibilities
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)