Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA); FBI
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
illegal donation; secret contribution
corporate acquisition (buyout)
secret bank account; secret account
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
referral fee; introduction fee
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
munitions industry; war industry
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
traitor (to one's country); quisling
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
Japanese company (business, firm)