trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
government office; agency; board
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
primary school; elementary school; grade school
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
account book; ledger; register
warehouseman; storekeeper
number one; first; best; most; game; round
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
of course; certainly; naturally