to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
influenced (by); under an influence
public or government corporation
approval; license; licence; permission
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
control; management; supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
pharmaceutical (drug) company
connection; link; relationship
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one's possessions; ownership
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
evil spirit; demon; devil
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
body; group; party; company; troupe
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head