to start to move; to get going; to come alive
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
good news; happy news; glad tidings
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
position; job; employment; opening
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
separate; special; another; separately
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to move (house); to change residence
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to help each other; to cooperate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
investment; contribution; financing
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
city bank; metropolitan bank
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong