to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
use; utilization; utilisation; application
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thought; consideration; thinking
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
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
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
cut; reduction; curtailment
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
overwork; working too hard
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking