to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
yes and no; for and against
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
question; inquiry; enquiry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
investments in securities
(bank) balance; remainder
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
investment; contribution; financing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
please (give me); please (do for me)
chief; main; principal; major
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
maritime; marine transportation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at least; at most; (even) just
moving into the black; becoming profitable
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to have meaning; to be meaningful
as (for); for; in the capacity of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication