acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
memory; sense; experience
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(written) contract; agreement
this company; this firm; this shrine
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(some) more; even more; longer; further
else; in addition; besides
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
and yet; though; when; in spite of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
patent attorney; patent agent
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
intellectual property; IP
control; management (e.g. of a business)
true state; actual condition; reality
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse