to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
growth rate; coefficient of extension
business; trade; operations; sales
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
interior; inside; internal
incident; affair; happening; event
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income