culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
donation; presentation; gift
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
banquet or reception hall
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
(written) contract; agreement
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
evening; last night; yesterday evening
again (and again); once again; yet again
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
victim; injured party; sufferer
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
ostensible (surface) reason
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
100,000,000; one hundred million
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
amount of money; sum of money
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination