fast walking; semi-jogging
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
in that manner; like that
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
hard worker; hardworking person
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be worried; to be troubled
to smash violently; to crush
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
enterprise; business; company; corporation
establishment (of a business); founding
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)