violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
sex establishment; brothel
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
store; reserve; stock; savings
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
town; city; municipal; urban
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
successful bid; winning a tender
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
in the mountains; among the mountains
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
power map; power structure; power relationships
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
attendance; presence; appearance
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
recommendation; referral; endorsement
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails