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Michihiro

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tender offer; take-over bid; TOB

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Takeo

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lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament

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Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)

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buyer; purchaser

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illegal donation; secret contribution

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corporate acquisition (buyout)

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secret bank account; secret account

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market principle

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI

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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

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political contributions

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slowdown; drop in pace

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to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures

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reappointment

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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referral fee; introduction fee

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I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

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bribery; corruption

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bribery; graft

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having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

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grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off

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"it"; sex appeal

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right of management

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management policies

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Japanese company (business, firm)

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Renaissance

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fundraising

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foreign capital group; foreign company

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money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

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new order; new system

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mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil

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omitted character; omitted letter

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sorry

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to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

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persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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penalty for contract breach

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium

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advance celebration

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depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

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without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in

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crown; clown

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to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

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to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

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gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

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determination; decision

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party-internal; within the party

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