placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing
drug discovery; drug design; development of new drugs
doburoku (unrefined sake)
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
prohibition; ban; suspension
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
female company president; female CEO
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
(former) imperial university
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
company name; name of a company
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
donation; contribution; endowment
answering machine; answer phone