death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
order-taking; salesperson
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
land near a castle; castle town
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to be profitable; to yield a profit
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
important cultural property; important cultural asset
military family; warrior class
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
disease common in middle-aged and elderly people; lifestyle disease
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping