leading part; leading actor; leading actress
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to bring; to take; to bring about
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
sales; selling; marketing
enterprise; business; company; corporation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to find out; to discover; to locate
every evening; every night
trial product; prototype model
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to amuse oneself; to make merry
smoking area; smoking corner
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
almost every day; almost daily
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
person affected by a disease; sufferer
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night