to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
processing technology; processing technique
to become better; to improve
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
memory; ability to remember
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
sale; sales; selling; marketing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
as hoped for; as expected
university student; college student
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
phone scam involving a pretended relative
novel; original; new; innovative
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
greeting; a fine thing to say
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
wheel stop; parking block; buffer stop; bumper; (wheel) chock; bollard (for preventing vehicle access)
New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis); kākā
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
revival; restoration; resuscitation
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation