wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
platform; home; home base; home plate
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
employment (long term); hire
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
per person; per capita; per head
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
amount of money; sum of money
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)