Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
how; in what way; how about; questionable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
anonymity; using an assumed name
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
big corporation; major firm; leading company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
war; fighting; fierce competition
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
future; possible; potential; prospective
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
participation; joining; entry; adherence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to talk; to chat; to chatter
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)