large company; large enterprise; large corporation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
enterprise; business; company; corporation
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
I see; that's right; indeed
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
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
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
money management technique; zaitech
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to increase; to add to; to augment
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
bank; banking institution