biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
government management; state management
company; corporation; workplace
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
development project (program, programme, plan)
capital participation; equity participation
ratio; proportion; percentage
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
outer space; void of space
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
rule; reign; government; governing
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
presence; sitting with; being with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
last week; the week before
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
special election; by-election
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
trend; tendency; movement; attitude