the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the last moment; the very end
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
general meeting of stockholders
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
possession; retention; maintenance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
(medical) doctor; physician
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
starting point; point of departure
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
workforce reduction; personnel cut
impossible; unlikely; improbable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain