principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
second grade; second class; secondary
nine parts; nine percent; almost
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
income; receipts; revenue
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(social) position; status
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
being open but having virtually no business
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
final adjustment; final coordination
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
10,000,000,000; ten billion
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite