company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as everyone knows; needless to point out
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sales; selling; marketing
position; location; base; point; site
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
chief; main; principal; major
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
memory; sense; experience
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how long; how much; to what extent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
made-to-order; custom-made
impossible; unlikely; improbable
diversion; putting something to another use
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit