contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to spread; to be propagated
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
university town; college town
pupil; student; schoolchild
aim to make a country a travel destination
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
general idea; concept; notion
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
intellectual property right
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
drinking party; get-together
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
the right person in the right place
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
study; diligence; discount; reduction