reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
research institute; (research) laboratory
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
large amount of money; great cost
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
rather; sooner; preferably
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
serious look (on one's face); straight face
nothing but; except; no more than
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
wide-awake to one's interests
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
investigation; research; looking something up
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled