black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
some people; a few people; several people
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to taste; to try (food or drink)
selling out; being sold out
considerably; fairly; quite
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
price decision; price setting; pricing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of