sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
your company; your shrine
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
internal organs; viscera; intestines
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
another company; other company
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
use; utilization; utilisation; application
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
contract; compact; agreement
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)