side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
function; facility; faculty; feature
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guess; speculation; supposition
periodic; regular; routine
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
for example; for instance; e.g.
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
a few years ago; some years back
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
simultaneous; all at once
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
family; members of a family
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cooperation; collaboration
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means