person in charge of public relations; PR manager
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
consumer financing firm; loan shark
expert's written opinion or report
this or that person; anybody; many people
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
country living; life in the country; country life
big corporation; major firm; leading company
fresh, young ears of rice
to receive divine punishment
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
material witness; suspect
right to know; right to access information
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated