company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
failure; mistake; blunder
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
nothing but; except; no more than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
company president; manager; director
10,000,000,000; ten billion
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
instant; moment; for an instant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
par; equivalence; face value; parity
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave