collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
supply; provision; raising; procurement
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
even if not; even without
planning; plan; project; arrangements
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
new shop; new store; new restaurant
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
speculation; thinking; meditation
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
rented house; house for rent
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
having a garden; with a garden
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to lead a life; to live a life
just because; even if; even though
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)