possession; retention; maintenance
another company; other company
moving into the black; becoming profitable
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
electricity; electric guitar
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
lack of information; data deficiency
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
-less; lacking; non-existing
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
separate case; another matter
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to have the privilege of doing