competing; competition; auction
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
proposal; proposition; suggestion
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
addition; increase; Canada
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
office building; office complex
public facilities; utilities
starting late; late departure
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
younger scholar; future reference
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to have an eye on; to zero in on
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
entrance fee; participation cost
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
entrance; admission; entering
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down