candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
what day?; what day of the week?
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
great difference; major mistake
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that