business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to have a talk; to tell a story
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
invitation; introduction; temptation
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
what kind of; what sort of; what
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
writing brush; writing; handwriting
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
librarian; person in charge of a library
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home