realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
discretion; judgement; judgment
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to offer for sale; to put on the market
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
covered in mud; mud-caked
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
karōshi; death from overwork
pioneer; settler; colonist
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
quarrel; dispute; argument