business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
please be careful; please take care
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to work without sleep or rest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
that's true; of course; obviously
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue