on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
occasional; infrequent; rare
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
one who knows little often repeats it
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
pharmaceutical (drug) company
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
company president; manager; director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
under development; in development
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly