zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
continuation; succession; series
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
influence; clout; leverage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by all means; by all costs
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
name; given name; first name
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cosmetics; toilet articles
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things