to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
change of occupation; career change
regular customer; valued client
company president; manager; director
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to care for someone; to look after someone
in comparison to; rather than
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
100,000; hundred thousand
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
materials; data; document
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
book; volume; this; present; main; head