first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
sales; selling; marketing
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
trial product; prototype model
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
connection; link; relationship
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
by sheer strength; by brute force
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
at once; immediately; right now
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
while; during (the time when)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears