stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to play a leading role; to play a central part
other companies in the same business; rival firms
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
shop; small store; business; firm
employment (long term); hire
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
residence; housing; residential building
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
income; receipts; revenue
unprofitable business operation
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow-gauge railway; light railway
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal