oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exclusive; attached to; specialist
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
business world; business circles; (the) industry
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
enterprise; business; company; corporation
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
individual; private person; personal; private
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
beginning; outset; first; onset
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
tool; implement; means; furniture
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
penalty for contract breach
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back