regulation; adjustment; control
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
second marriage; remarriage
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
few decades; many decades; several decades
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
arbitration; intercession; mediation
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier