rejection; negation; voting down
to put to trial; to argue in court
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
many problems; various problems
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
lading; loading; carrying
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
greatest mistake of one's life
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
research and development; R&D
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to go with the flow; to go with the times
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
high grade; special grade; classy
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
newly appointed; inaugural
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
starting point; point of departure
in line with this; therefore