credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
how many years; how long; what year
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to be just about right; to be quite appropriate
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
former years; formerly; a few years ago
same trade; same business; same profession
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
long-winded speech; long, boring talk; tedious lecture
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
armed forces; military; troops
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
after a long time; for the first time in a while
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
working for a company; being employed by a company
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
at once; immediately; right now
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
eating together; dining together; having a meal together