to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
suffix for familiar person
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
business discussion; negotiation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
body; physical system; (the) person
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes