sales battle; business competition
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
suffix for familiar person
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
until now; so far; up to the present
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both