on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to repeat; to do something over again
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
scene; spectacle; sight; view
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
android; artificial human; robot
way; method; means; (technical) specification
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly