unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
return; relapse; recurrence
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to distract a person's attention
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
greeting; a fine thing to say
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
trouble; bother; annoyance
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to walk away; to walk off
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to grimace; to make a wry face
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
physical condition; state of health
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily