business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
self-defense; self-defence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
research and development; R&D
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
transactions; dealings; business
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
recommendation; referral; endorsement
precondition; prerequisite
research expenses; research costs
diversified management; diversification
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
trivial; not amounting to much
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
bullying; teasing; chivying
to whine; to make feeble complaints
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
image change; changing one's image; makeover
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike