zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
decrease; reduction; decline
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
departure; leaving; setting off
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
regret; repentance; remorse
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
outward appearance; apparent
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
reason; logic; sense; truth; right