to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
about this time; about now
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
of course; certainly; naturally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth