(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to recall; to remember; to recollect
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
original story; original version; this volume
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
how long; how far; how much
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being