spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to disperse; to take a castle
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
fundraising; financing; cash flow
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
business conditions; business category; line of business
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
bank; banking institution
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention