expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
disorder; confusion; chaos
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
duty; obligation; responsibility
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
business world; business circles; (the) industry
nature of one's business; business instinct
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in the morning; during the morning
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
early closing; finishing (work) early