recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
secret; private; surreptitious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
international; diplomatic intercourse
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
company director; board member
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
holding out a little longer
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend