with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
rear guard; reserve troops
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to sell off; to sell completely
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
wealthy person; millionaire
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
prime minister; premier; chancellor
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
to manage a state; to govern a country
to do together; to share; to participate in
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
source of funds; resources; finances
luxury item; luxury goods
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
raw materials; ingredients
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
smooth (of hair, skin, etc.); glassy; silky; glossy
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
conference room; council room
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
Thanksgiving (Day); customer appreciation event; thank you (for your patronage) sales campaign
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology