potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; by what means
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; corporation; workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
(not so) much; (not) very
to be profitable; to yield a profit
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take out a loan; to get a loan
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
investment trust; mutual fund
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example