future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be conspicuous; to stand out
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
business discussion; negotiation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
materials; data; document
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order