leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
line; queue; procession; matrix
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
vague recollection; faint memory
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
war; fighting; fierce competition
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to rebuild; to reconstruct
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in name but not in reality
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor