advantage; benefit; profit; interest
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
maid; helper; help; assistance
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
passing away; dying; death
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
questions and answers; dialogue
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
high-quality goods; luxury item
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
secrecy; highly classified information
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
trade; buying and selling
moneymaking; earning money
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life