by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to happen to hear; to overhear
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
business; trade; operations; sales
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
accomplishment; execution
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
older sister; lass; young lady
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
ability to attract customers
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
a considerable number; a fair number
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about