residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to smash violently; to crush
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
thank you for your continued patronage
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
for work; for manufacturing
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anything and everything; just about everything
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
both; both sides; both parties
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
literally; to the letter; literal
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say