close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
arrest; apprehension; capture
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to become clear; to be made public
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
patient's condition; pathology
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
about when; about what time; how soon
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
good-quality; superior in quality
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
processed goods; finished goods
income; receipts; revenue
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place