major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
(political) power; authority; influence
down-market; popular; mass-market
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
last week; the week before
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
how many years; how long; what year
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
suspension of publication
sending; forwarding; shipping
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate