mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
company name; corporate name
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
the other day; a few days ago
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
successful bid; winning a tender
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
corporate acquisition (buyout)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
way; method; means; resource; course
legal; lawful; legitimate
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
impossible to do (although wants to)
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance