major customer; large customer
first calligraphy of the year
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
expert's written opinion or report
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to buy more (of something)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
businessman; industrialist
divining sticks; counting; calculation
depression; recession; slump
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess