character; disposition; spirit; temperament
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
even more; still more; further
hey there; I say; see here
sales battle; business competition
war; battle; match; game; competition
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
one day; (on) a certain day
offense; offence; method of attack
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
scale; scope; plan; structure
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
branch office; branch store
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
possessed of a strong sense of duty
about this time; about now
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to understand; to make out
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
all you have to do is; just; that's all
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate