customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
general idea; concept; notion
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
Internet service; Internet-based service
World Wide Web; WWW; World Weather Watch; WWW
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
arrangement; pact; agreement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unimportant details; inessentials
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
tedious; boring; being fed up with
since when; from when; how long
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
second day of the month; two days
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
very much; very many; more and more
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy