business; trade; operations; sales
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
parting; separation; farewell
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to go out and away; to leave
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to see through; to see the true nature of something
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to feel; to sense; to experience
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
living thing; living creature; animal; life
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
interference; meddling; butting in
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
boy; son; baby boy; young man