(navigable) canal; waterway
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
businessman; industrialist
ability; capability; skill
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
clear; distinct; evident; definite
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
practical question (problem); practical matter
most part; greater part; majority
fisher; fisherman; fisher (Martes pennanti); pekan
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
password; watchword; motto; slogan
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle