point card; loyalty card; reward card
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
shady; underhanded; questionable
overlooking; turning a blind eye
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to slap; to strike; to spank
cooperation; collaboration
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
incompetent; have no merit
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
act of terror; terrorist attack
to come to an end; to close the curtain
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.