monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
speaking of ...; as for ...
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
kanji "big shell" radical
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
longan (Euphoria longana)
transactions; dealings; business
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
retainer; attendant; escort
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
aggression; invasion; raid
to rank next to; to come after
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to keep a watchful eye on
everybody; every last one of them; all
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain