to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
making a loss; incurring a deficit
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
price; cost; value; worth; value
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
too much; excessively; too
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
position; location; base; point; site
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
negotiations; discussions; connection
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
transactions; dealings; business
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to