near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
commerce; trade; business
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
air of luxury; high class feel
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
donor; contributor; provider
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
heir; inheritor; successor
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; means; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough