minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in deep black; in jet black
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
outsider; someone outside of a group
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
immediately; right away; on the spot
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation