qualifications; requirements; capabilities
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to close (one's eyes); to shut
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
Four Pillar astrology; originally Chinese method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
origin; beginning; source; rise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
but; however; provided that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to hide; to keep to oneself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
1,000,000; one million; million; many