to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
reputation; respectability
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
piece; fragment; one (object)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
export; exportation; efferent
demarcation; marking of boundaries
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
transactions; dealings; business
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)