to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
near; close; beside; third person
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
standard; set; routine; decided
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
preventive measure; precautionary measure
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
oppression; suppression; pressure
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
to be assiduous in one's business
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
preface; introduction; preamble
long (time that has passed); old (story)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy