kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to rock; to shake; to swing
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that is to say; so that means
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
independent business; self-employment
prohibition; inhibition; ban
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
individual; private person; personal; private
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
all; entire; whole; altogether
personal business; sole proprietorship
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
accounting; administration (of money)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to some extent; to a certain extent