central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to some extent; to a certain extent
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to be saved up (of money)
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
fee; charge; rate; material
income; receipts; revenue
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
coincident with; while; simultaneously
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
in one's own way or style