business trip; official trip
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
I don't need it; I don't want it
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at children, e.g. manga)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
high efficiency; high performance
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
complete book; complete set; treatise
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)