voluntary questioning (by the police); voluntary interview
corporation law; company law
burning with ambition; highly ambitious
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
poor business performance; economic slump
succession; accession; inheritance
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
necessary documents; important documents
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
year on year; on the previous year
president and chief executive officer
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
company outing; company retreat
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
this one; this way; this method
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
business plan; business schedule; project
general meeting of stockholders
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
resolution; decision; vote
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
prime of one's working life
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)