doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
no!; no no!; no, not at all
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
of course; certainly; naturally
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again