work; business; company; study
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
business entity; corporate body
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
much less; to say nothing of
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy