development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
stealthily; secretly; in secret
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
storehouse; warehouse; godown
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
sales rights; distribution rights; marketing rights
about; on; regarding; per; for every
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
very popular; highly favoured
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
radiant smile; contented smile
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
unfortunately; regrettably
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about