without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
foreign; abroad; overseas
supply; provision; raising; procurement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
establishment (of a business); founding
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ultra-precision machining; ultra-precision cutting
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
decrease; reduction; decline
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
quality (of a product or a service)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
programme; program; plans; arrangements
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
at any cost; at any price; at any expense