unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
large amount of money; great cost
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
battlefield; battleground
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to state; to express; to mention
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
beginning; outset; first; onset
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(present) head of a family
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex