affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
base (military, expedition, etc.)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
place; situation; position; location
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
experiential; empirical; experimental
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section