to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
generation; lifetime; age
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have a talk; to tell a story
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
in one's own way or style
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
how long; how far; how much
to spend time (on doing something)
anything and everything; just about everything