returning tit for tat; retaliating
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
1,000,000; one million; million; many
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
overpayment; paying too much
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
almost every day; almost daily
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
telephone call; telephone (device)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
work; business; company; study
to incur someone's enmity
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
large number (of); many; majority
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
had better ...; had better not ...