(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
chief (of police); head (of office)
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
broker; middleman; employment agency
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
employment agency; placement agency; labour exchange; labor exchange
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be in the process of doing
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
suddenly; all of a sudden
100,000,000; one hundred million
8000; eight thousand; many
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
cooperation; coordination; link