previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
work; business; company; study
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
every month; each month; monthly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
in the meanwhile; during the time
all companies; each company
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword