investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to begin; to set about; to start
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
association; society; organization; organisation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
refinement; elegance; grace
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
English conversation; school for English conversation
sales company; distributor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate