brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
number; number plate; license plate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
reform; reformation; reorganization
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
adoration; admiration; devotion
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tool; implement; means; furniture
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(electric) torch; flashlight
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
everything; anything; nothing
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
president and chief executive officer
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)