first instance; first trial
overwork; working too hard
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
limited edition sale; limited sale
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
major stockholder; large shareholder
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
witness stand; witness box
discipline; punishment; reprimand
secret story; unknown episode
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
work style; way of working
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be profitable; to yield a profit
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
cut; reduction; curtailment
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
investment; contribution; financing
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
interception (email); wiretap; bug
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation