company name; name of a company
research funds (expenses)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
accurate; correct; precise; exact
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
right beside; close to; nearby
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
change; transition; vicissitudes
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
spare time; free time; leisure
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature