to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
indicate reason; infers some protest
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
branch office; branch store
name; given name; first name
in one's own way or style
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
absence; disregard; indifference
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
military affairs; military service
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
if you think about it; come to think of it
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of