tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
secret bank account; secret account
complete revocation; total retraction
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
top news; front-page news; lead story
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
major stockholder; large shareholder
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
failure; rejection; rupture
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
Japanese company (business, firm)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
omitted character; omitted letter
good old; good old-fashioned
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain