new product; new line (of products)
success; prosperity; boom
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
underground train; subway
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
government worker; public servant; civil servant
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
job; work; duties; trade; skill
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
property; fortune; assets
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
free (of charge); gratuitous