first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
toughened glass; tempered glass
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(senior) managing director
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
calm; composed; cool; quiet
at first; in the beginning; originally
person of doubtful origin
recommendation; referral; endorsement
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
preface; introduction; preamble