axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
commerce; trade; business
official name; formal name
league; federation; union
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
Le Figaro (French newspaper)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
contract; compact; agreement
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
adding up; totalling; totaling
share (in a company); stock
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
percent; per cent; percentage
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
choice; selection; option
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hostile relations; hostile relationship
price; cost; value; worth; value
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement