competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
reason; cause; circumstances
degree of familiarity; popularity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
export; exportation; efferent
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
electronic desk calculator
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ability; performance; efficiency
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
new product; new line (of products)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
technological development
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
serious; severe; grave; acute
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself