eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
the place for; the time for; the level of
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
succession; continuation; series; sequence
consequently; as a result; in the end
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
mountain climbing; mountaineering
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
adaptability; flexibility
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
about this time; about now