one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
people; citizens; subjects; folk
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
practicality; utility; usefulness
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
illumination; decorative lighting
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
lightly; easily; carelessly
to jump from one thing to another
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to put one's hand on; to touch
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
this and that; one thing or another
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway