agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
business discussion; negotiation
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
already; now; no longer; not any more
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
economical; comparatively cheap
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the way back; the way home; return trip
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)