Japanese person; Japanese people
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
out of one's line; out of one's field
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
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...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to spread; to be propagated
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
author; writer; novelist; artist
book; volume; this; present; main; head
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
at a young age; while still young
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
counter for books; volume
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction