above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
company president; manager; director
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
go that far; to that extent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!