daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
way (of doing); manner; method; means
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
for example; for instance; e.g.
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
foreign; abroad; overseas
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
importing goods privately; private importing
insurance; guarantee; warranty
moneymaking; earning money
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
examining room; consultation room
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
inheritance; something given or received
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
... years old; age (of) ...