to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
when it becomes; when it comes to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to pick up; to find; to gather
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
business plan; business schedule; project