to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sampling food; tasting; trying
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to some extent; to a certain extent
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
constant; steady; constant
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to close (one's eyes); to shut
matter of time; question of time