shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
donor; contributor; provider
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel