close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to leave as is; to ignore
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
one's home country; one's homeland
wealthy person; millionaire
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
mental illness; emotional disorder
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
praise; glorification; extolment
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to distribute; to hand out
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
preparing for action or battle
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
high mountain; alpine mountain
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
nightlife; night amusements
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted