to be damaged; to receive damage
individual; private person; personal; private
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
rising; ascending; climbing
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
supply; provision; raising; procurement
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
I see; that's right; indeed
if so; in that case; in that situation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice