company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
periodic; regular; routine
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
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)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
making efficient; optimization
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
rationality; reasonableness
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
admiration; being impressed (by)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to anticipate; to foresee
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify