foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
company name; corporate name
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
another thing; other things; another man's property
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
heart; guts; nerve; central part
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
signature; signing; sealing
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
in terms of; from the point of view of
if you think about it; come to think of it
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)