one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make oneself available (free)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
semiconductor; solid-state
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
power map; power structure; power relationships
competing companies; rival companies
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
scale; scope; plan; structure
sales; amount sold; proceeds
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
new product; new line (of products)
treatment; service; handling; management
registration; accession; register; entry; record