major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
business conditions; business category; line of business
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(some) more; even more; longer; further
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
those (near the second person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
supply; provision; raising; procurement
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)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal