another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
workforce reduction; personnel cut
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
forced repatriation; deportation
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
casting; cast-metal object
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)