merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
Silicon Graphics, Inc.; SGI
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
android; Android (mobile operating system)
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
back issue (of a publication); back-number
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
I appreciate your efforts
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
troika system; triumvirate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
heartstrings; koto string
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)