goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bolt from the blue; great surprise
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
be (that) as it may; having said that
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to mark the end; to spell the end
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
switching over to; migration; transition
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
other side; opposite side; other party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
calamity; misfortune; disaster
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
many; numerous; various; large number of
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
general idea; concept; notion
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
kickboard; flutterboard; float
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness