to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
anxiety (about the future)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
consumer advice; consumer consultation
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
criminal nature; criminality
spirituality; spiritual nature
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
baby-walker; walking frame
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda