foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
unique type; one of a kind
leading product; flagship product; top product
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
new graduate; recent graduate
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
defeating in an instant; instant kill
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
degree of familiarity; popularity
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
novel; original; new; innovative
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
not worth considering; out of the question
main force; chief object; mainline
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)