to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
number of persons; personnel
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that is to say; so that means
in one's own way or style
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to give; to do (something) for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hoarding; storing away (without using)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one example of (when there are more examples)
valuable article; valuables
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get