arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
sale; sales; selling; marketing
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
record; record-setting; record-breaking
longtime best seller; product with steady sales over a long time
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
curious; strange; unusual
to succeed; to bear fruit
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
one cause; one reason; one factor
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
steamed bun; steamed bread
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
personal use; private use; private business; personal business