relation; connection; relevance
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
participation; joining; entry; adherence
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
cost of a meal (or meals)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
means of transportation; transport service
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(for the) first time in one's life
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
weight restriction; weight limit
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter