large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
business; trade; operations; sales
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
principal occupation; core business
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
schedule; program; programme; agenda
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
for use by children; for children
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to gain weight; to put on weight
height (of body); stature
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
for use by adults; for adults
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to escape from; to get out