cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
such; this sort of; like this
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
don't you think?; indicates question
consumption; expenditure; spending
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
individual; private person; personal; natural person
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
good policy; wise policy; best plan
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to some extent; to a certain extent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
by all means; at all costs
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost