point of compromise; common ground
patent attorney; patent agent
corporate headquarters; (company) group
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
exchanging business cards
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
(private) investigation company; research agency
consumer electronics; home appliances
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
800,000; eight hundred thousand
Japanese company (business, firm)
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
big corporation; major firm; leading company
electrical machinery; appliances
going to the United States
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
(clenched) fist; knuckles
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed