opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
resignation (from a position)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
meeting place; assembly hall
content-free chat; idle gossip
mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
above the clouds; the heavens
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
store; reserve; stock; savings
work; business; company; study
part time (school system)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
1,000,000; one million; million; many
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
business ability; business acumen
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)