to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
dissection; autopsy; analysis
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to set (sun); to become dark
to be profitable; to yield a profit
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
earnings forecast (outlook, projection)
upward adjustment; upward revision
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
fund-raising; collection of funds
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
absolutely; positively; decidedly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
sports ground; sports oval
one or two; a few; small number
three; three years of age
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely