to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
each place; various places
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
important person; strategic person; key figure
federation; federal state; United States of America
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
for example; for instance; e.g.
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to become better; to improve
even so; anyhow; at any rate
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
practical research; applied research
study; research; investigation
start-up company; venture business
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing