to be silent; to say nothing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
at that time; in those days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence