to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to put on airs; to assume importance
welcome!; nice to see you!
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
blue return; blue-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which allows for special income deductions
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
white background; blank; female virgin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
company name; corporate name
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
1,000,000; one million; million; many
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
100,000,000; one hundred million