ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
business plan; business schedule; project
additional finance; additional funding
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
consumer credit (finance, loan)
small-business lender; firm that makes short-term loans to small and medium-sized businesses; shōkō lender; small-business loan; company loans made by nonbank financial institutions
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
place where one works; construction site; working area
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
make no progress; remain unsettled
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to throw at; to turn; to raise
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
another time; some other time
how many months?; how long?
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
delay; putting off; procrastination