business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
fee; charge; rate; material
company; corporation; workplace
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
television program; TV program
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
cooperation; coordination; link
thorough; exhaustive; complete
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
waterproofing; making watertight
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
bank; banking institution
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
deputy head teacher; vice principal
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)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
contract; compact; agreement
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to increase; to add to; to augment