highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
reflective; introspective
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
drinking bout; merrymaking
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
money-making; earning money
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in one's own way or style
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
of no interest; not interested
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
every year; yearly; annually
company outing; company retreat
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to graduate from a university
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
accounting; administration (of money)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of