rule; reign; government; governing
practical question (problem); practical matter
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
price increase; rise in price
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
impossible; unlikely; improbable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
price; cost; value; worth; value
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome