mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
outward appearance; looks
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
convenience; user-friendliness
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to be helpful; to be useful
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
preface; introduction; preamble
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
capacity; volume; capacitance
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for