imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
large amount of money; great cost
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be needed; to be wanted
crown; diadem; bottle cap
piece; fragment; one (object)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
moneylending; moneylender
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
all parts; various parts; every department
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances