yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
belief; faith; conviction
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
government; administration
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to say; to be called; to do
small fraction; small proportion
big corporation; major firm; leading company
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
next term; next period; next version; next release
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
beginning; outset; first; onset
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it's been a long time; long time no see