profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
reason; cause; history; origin
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
(separate) house; detached house
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
impudent; shameless; brazen
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
early (days); initial stage; initial
depending on; dependent on
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
after tax income; net income
100,000; hundred thousand
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
ten; 10; ten years of age
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
originally; by nature; from the start
individual; one by one; separate; each
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee