chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
real estate agent; realtor
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
choice; selection; option
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
on the occasion of; at the time of
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
betting ticket; betting slip
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted