share (in a company); stock
society; company; the public; the world
way; course; the only way
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
resolution; vote; decision
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to dispose of; to sell off
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
cut; reduction; curtailment
critical moment; do-or-die situation
next generation; future generation
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
direct descent; direct line
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
at a young age; while still young
separation; farewell; parting
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
along the road; along the way