to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
every month; monthly; month by month
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
store name; shop name; restaurant name
so-and-so; who?; which people?
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
clientele; customer stratum