goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
existence; being; presence
all present; all concerned; all of us
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
results; record; grades; marks
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of