to accept; to receive; to agree
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I see; that's right; indeed
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
survival; survivor; relic
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
although I say; although one might say; although called
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preference; priority; precedence
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
standard; basis; principle
rather; sooner; preferably
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
largest company; industry leader
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)