at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
appearance; figure; shape; form
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to rush over; to run up to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
contract; compact; agreement
company; corporation; workplace
Japanese person; Japanese people