series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to entrust; to leave to a person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
perfect; complete; flawless
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to work hard; to make an effort
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
greeting; a fine thing to say
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
business results; business performance
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
study of foreign languages; linguistics