nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
Political Funds Control Law
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
business integration; business merger; integration of management
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
nata de coco; coconut gel
junction; system interchange (between highways)
beginning of the year; the oldest person
SUV; sport utility vehicle
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
official regulations; inner rules
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
service industry; service sector
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to shade an account; to add something extra
omitted character; omitted letter
sharp increase; sudden rise
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry