regular customer; valued client
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to increase; to add to; to augment
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement