to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to be profitable; to yield a profit
repayment; refund; payback
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
large amount of money; great cost
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
firm promise; definite promise
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
environment; surroundings; circumstances
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
complete victory; total victory
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)