business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
almost every day; almost daily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
member of the Lower House
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
then; well; so; well then
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
secretary to a Diet member; secretary to a member of parliament
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
all present; all concerned; all of us
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school