merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
flour; meal; powder; dust
in case of; at that time; at this time
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
god king; god-king; guardian deity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
product; commodity; merchandise
future (usually near); prospects
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
conviction; belief; confidence
skill; dexterity; proficiency
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
not worth considering; out of the question
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
negotiations; discussions; connection
precondition; prerequisite
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
ago; since; before; previous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
main cause; primary factor
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for example; for instance; e.g.
parboiling; preparatory boiling
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners