dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
right (to do something); authority; power
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
flawless; absolute perfection
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
take (e.g. in film-making)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
original story; original version; this volume
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
how long; how far; how much
piece of cake; a walk in the park
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
unpredictability; element of surprise
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand