head house (family); birthplace; originator
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
how; in what way; how about
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
steady; firm; solid; secure
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
increase in income and profit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
such; like that; that sort of; very
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
expertise; experience; knowledge
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also