difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
control; management (e.g. of a business)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
principal occupation; core business
consumption; expenditure; spending
temporary; transitory; short-lived
shopping; purchased goods
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
early on; earlier on; from early
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to cause a person trouble
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help