financial products; financial instruments
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to lead a life; to live a life
everywhere; all over; throughout
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)