to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
genuine article; real thing; real deal
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
moaning; muttering; complaining
way; method; means; resource; course
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
inferior goods; faulty item
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
export; exportation; efferent
at that time; in those days
quality (of a product or a service)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
something like ...; something called ...
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
here and there; in places
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
maintenance; preservation; improvement
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
marital relationship; marital relations
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on