verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
going too far; going to extremes
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pride; boast; credit (to)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
nonprofit organization; Not-for-Profit Organization
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
breeding; raising; rearing
space (room, area, outer space)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
fortune-telling; divination
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
living thing; living creature; animal; life
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
thereupon; shortly thereafter