treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
image; figure; figure; form; image
covered with; stained; smeared
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
essence; true nature; substance; reality
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
private funds; own funds; private property
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this is why; this means; it is the case that
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to join forces; to cooperate
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
beauty contest to name Miss ...
management; administration; operation
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in