one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
repulsion; repulsive force
too much; excessively; too
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
making practical; making useful; implementing
next generation; future generation
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
world; society; people; the public
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
at that time; in those days
odd but somehow interesting work of art
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
beyond that point; after that
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open