high-quality goods; luxury item
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
ability; capability; skill
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
tear gland; lacrimal gland
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
senior high school student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to stare back at; to look back at
custom-made product; own-brand product
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell