empty lot; vacant plot of land
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
finding employment; getting a job
to offer for sale; to put on the market
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
editor (in publishing, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
future (usually near); prospects
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
home area; home town; local
clerk; office worker; office staff
working for a company; being employed by a company
to graduate from a university
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
plant having four leaves on one stalk
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to telephone; to make a phone call