where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
story; tale; talk; discussion
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
direct connection; direct link
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)