fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
continuing one's education into university
foreign capital group; foreign company
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to string along (of rope, etc.)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
one grade; first-class; primary
blending of Japanese and Western styles
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
European style; Occidental