many; much; plenty; hardly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to graduate from a university
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
accounting; administration (of money)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
standing for a long time; remaining standing
probability; likelihood; chances
half and half; fifty-fifty
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(one's) quota; assignment
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
the following week; the next week