loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to become better; to improve
regular customer; valued client
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
(social) position; status
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
business conditions; business category; line of business
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
most part; greater part; majority
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
buying power; purchasing power
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trade; buying and selling
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
both; both sides; both parties