wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
and yet; though; when; in spite of
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
simplified version; abridged edition