nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
production (e.g. play); direction
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
business world; business circles; (the) industry
largest company; industry leader
company president; manager; director
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...