pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
early (days); initial stage; initial
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
presence; sitting with; being with
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...