spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
all parts; various parts; every department
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
substantial matter; significant item
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
price; cost; value; worth; value
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
in comparison to; rather than
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous