monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
distinguished war service; merit of war
life or death; existence; destiny
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to stick it out (until the end)
food and drink; eating and drinking
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
all but dead; half killed
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
world; society; people; the public
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
in person; personally; directly
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
declaration; statement; proclamation
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
large number (of); many; majority
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once