to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
macroeconomy; macro economy
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
remarkable; striking; obvious
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to succeed; to bear fruit
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
specialization; specialisation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
insight; power of observation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
another company; other company
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
fundraising; financing; cash flow
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
online shop; internet shop
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
vertical integration; vertical merger
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction