to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
how should I know?; don't ask me
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
commerce; trade; business
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in the end; at the end of the day