self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
successful bid; winning a tender
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
production output; number of goods manufactured
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
contract; compact; agreement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
historic; historical; traditional
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
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)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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 field; the authorities (esp. the police)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!