to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
company director; board member
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
transactions; dealings; business
how long; how far; how much
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
contract; compact; agreement
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
condition; state (of health); appearance
serious condition; critical condition
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion