growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to become excited; to grow lively
sale; sales; selling; marketing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
establishment; settlement
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to be able to manage somehow or other
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hide; to keep to oneself
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
feeling of a house or a room
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even though; despite; when
caller; visitor; company; guest
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to collect; to assemble; to gather
several people; a few people
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although