goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
company; corporation; workplace
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
results; record; grades; marks
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
adds force or indicates command
materials; data; document
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of