leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
class; heading; group; category
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
human relations; personal relationships
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead