dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
production (e.g. play); direction
weak point; unskillfulness
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
several people; a few people
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
absorption; suction; attraction
one edge; one end; one side
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter