industrial company; business firm
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
corporate acquisition (buyout)
business integration; business merger; integration of management
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
whole company; all the companies
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
month-long period; (during) month
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
retirement; resignation; stepping down
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
largest company; industry leader
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
establishment (of a business); founding
company director; board member
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
long-awaited; much-awaited
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)