plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
about when; about what time; how soon
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
business discussion; negotiation
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
prompt; immediate; in real time
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
cheap article; poor-quality article
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
bad influence; negative influence
that's the way it is; such is life
anything and everything; just about everything