softness; gentleness; weakness
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dental clinic; dental surgery
opening a business; opening a practice
old friend; old acquaintance
president (of a society); chairman
Yamamoto Isoroku (1884.4.4-1943.4.18)
vice-minister; undersecretary
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
Indian working abroad; overseas Indian
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
research division; inquiry section