Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
business world; business circles
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
how many years; how long; what year
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be just about right; to be quite appropriate
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
former years; formerly; a few years ago
same trade; same business; same profession
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
armed forces; military; troops
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
after a long time; for the first time in a while
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
working for a company; being employed by a company
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
at once; immediately; right now