cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
still (continuing); as ever; further
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to accept; to receive; to agree
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
security; stability; safety; peace
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
scene; sight; scenario; setting
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to carry; to bring (to a place)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue