major dealer; wealthy merchant
convenience; handiness; usefulness
had better ...; had better not ...
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
way; method; means; resource; course
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
materials; data; document
to be helpful; to be useful
long; drawn-out; very long
to talk; to chat; to chatter
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
possession; retention; maintenance
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
individual; private person; personal; private
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
amount of money; sum of money
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
the way back; the way home; return trip
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
essential; important; crucial; vital; main