derailment; digression; deviation
commerce; trade; business
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
system; institution; organization; organisation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
business rival; professional jealousy
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
older sister; elder sister
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time