management; administration; operation
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
to lean against; to set against
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
a long time ago; in those days
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
willpower; energy; vitality
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
companion; company; tritagonist
within; inside of; less than
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
being on duty; person on duty
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
court (of law); courtroom
to be afraid (of); to be frightened (of)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to make an appeal; to urge
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
another's parent; another's parents
explanation; interpretation
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots