hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
direct connection; direct link
to come face to face (with)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
internal conditions; true state of affairs
debuff (negative status effect)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
Japanese corporation; Japanese subsidiary (of a foreign corporation)
binge shopping; shopping spree
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
press conference; news conference
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
same trade; same business; same profession
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
cooperation; collaboration; cooperative work
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial