Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
technological development
strength; power; proficiency; ability
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
company president; manager; director
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
business integration; business merger; integration of management
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken