purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
please (give me); please (do for me)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
brand name; trade name; product name
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
all-night vigil over a body; wake
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
great mountain; large mountain
to be sacked; to be dismissed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
upper reaches of a river; upstream
expression of love; showing love
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to find out; to discover; to detect
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
setting off (on a trip); departure
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
new book; new publication
unmarried; not yet married