business; trade; operations; sales
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
bureau director; office chief
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mass communication; mass media
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to