capital; funds; seed money; asset
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
selling out; being sold out
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
large amount of money; great cost
setting off (on a trip); departure
to be profitable; to yield a profit
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
maintaining the status quo
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
increase (in an amount of money)
making an attempt; trial run
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
our country; our land; one's own country
in the meanwhile; during the time
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
periodic; regular; routine
business trip; official trip
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
name recognition; established reputation
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted