largest company; industry leader
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
relation; connection; affinity
trustee; councillor (councilor)
this company; this firm; this shrine
chief executive officer; CEO
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
verbal promise; one's word
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
honorarium (to cover transportation costs); travel expenses (customarily given by wedding hosts to guests who have travelled from afar)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
tax-exempt; tax-free; tax-exempted
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to get along well with; to make a go of it
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
reputation; public opinion
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing