to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
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 compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
admiration; being impressed (by)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
wicked heart; evil design
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
subsidy; grant; subvention
enterprise; business; company; corporation
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
master; teacher; stable master
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding