government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
when it becomes; when it comes to
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
bank; banking institution
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one day; (on) a certain day
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
had better ...; had better not ...
share (in a company); stock
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
moderately wealthy person
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
from here; from this place
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
quickly; calmly; intently
start-up company; venture business
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation; functioning; running
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family