head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
property; fortune; means; assets
income; receipts; revenue
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
financial structure; financial constitution
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
superior; excellent; fine
pre-war days; before the war
establishment (of a business); founding
in good health; alive and well; going strong
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
unlisted (company, stock)
such; this sort of; like this
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to be profitable; to yield a profit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)