other companies in the same business; rival firms
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
personnel management; personnel administration
in the end; on top of that
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to pelt down (of rain); to pour
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
luxury item; luxury goods
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
the present term; the present session
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
ordering (materials); placing an order; order