too (much); overly; excessively
construction; architecture (of buildings)
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
new building; new construction
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
negotiator; bargainer; point man
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to think of; to come up with
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
this one; with this; in this way
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
same trade; same business; same profession
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely