to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
number of persons; personnel
reinforcement; strengthening
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
calamity; disaster; misfortune
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
to employ; to hire; to engage
another dimension; different level; whole other level
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
personal; individual; private
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
story; tale; talk; discussion
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
point in common; common feature
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person