next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
front company (for an organized crime operation)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
by myself; in person; by oneself
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
almost; roughly; approximately
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge