physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
feelings; thoughts; meaning
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
enterprise; business; company; corporation
rival candidate; opposing candidate
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
(necessary) personnel; required person
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to dash off; to write freely
indeed; really; truly; very much
one's share; one's portion
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
signing; autograph session
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment