payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
fourth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
source of funds; resources; finances
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to be started; to get underway
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
matter for great congratulation
to appear; to reveal; to show