grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
revision; amendment; alteration
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
Japan's Big Bang (financial deregulation and reform program; 1996-2001)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
financial market; money market
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
tax shelter; tax avoidance scheme; tax haven
offshore center; offshore centre
perpetual traveller (traveler); permanent traveller; permanent tourist
to become familiar (to one's ears)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
offense and defense; offence and defence
globalization; globalisation
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of