request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
don't you think?; indicates question
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
establishment (of a business); founding
since; henceforth; ever since
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
financial institutions; banking facilities
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
factory; plant; mill; workshop
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
lease agreement; rental contract
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
scale; scope; plan; structure
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
making efficient; optimization
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect