top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
enterprise; business; company; corporation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
same family (race, tribe)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
now that; since; so long as; because
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
knowing; (an) acquaintance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
vacant or unoccupied room
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
competent; suitable; qualified
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
accounting; administration (of money)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
cost-cutting; cost reduction
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation