trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
business ability; business acumen
generation; lifetime; age
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
change of schedule; schedule change
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
priority level; degree of relative priority
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
end; close; conclusion; termination
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
self-defense; self-defence
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
accomplishment; execution
veil of darkness; curtain of night
disorder; disturbance; unrest
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
the place for; the time for; the level of
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
extremely; very; really; super; so
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
image; figure; figure; form; image
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)