judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
bad debt; nonperforming loan
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
future prospects; promise
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is not (like that) either
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fixed date; settlement date
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
having gone too far to turn back
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)