financier; business leader
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
underestimation; undervaluation
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
beginning; clue; starting point
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
half the body; half length
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility