fabric (pattern) of human relationships
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
such; like that; that sort of
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
storehouse; warehouse; godown
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to look down on; to make light of
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
next term; next period; next version; next release
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
second generation; second; junior
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
work; business; company; study
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back