business ability; business acumen
to be saved up (of money)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
family a woman has married into
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
difference; disparity; gap
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to incur someone's enmity
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
application; request; petition
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
fee; charge; rate; material
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance