if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
many; much; plenty; hardly
wherein; therein; thereinto
information infrastructure
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
every year; yearly; annually
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage