acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to concern; to be related
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mockery; derision; ridicule
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
future (usually near); prospects
now; the present time; just now; another; more
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite