to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to have the privilege of doing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
fusion; melting; liquefaction
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to bring; to take; to bring about
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
eating; bite (in fishing)
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
condition; state of preservation
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic