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voluntary questioning (by the police); voluntary interview

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Japanese-style set menu

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burning with ambition; highly ambitious

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current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income

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rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

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poor business performance; economic slump

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register

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fraudulent loans

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deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red

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extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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necessary documents; important documents

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year on year; on the previous year

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president and chief executive officer

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to be profitable; to pay

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to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

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Kenji

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business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation

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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

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preachy; sanctimonious

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propaganda activities

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company outing; company retreat

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top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading

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Sagawa

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initial investment

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this one; this way; this method

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foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

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nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

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business plan; business schedule; project

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majority (vote)

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to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

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board of directors; board of directors' meeting

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ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

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resolution; decision; vote

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real estate company; real estate firm; property firm

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Ise Grand Shrine

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cost reduction

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valley; ravine; glen; gorge

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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

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prime of one's working life

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affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

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being the sole winner; winner-take-all

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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)

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to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect

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good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity

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division (of company); operations department

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household; home; family; housekeeping

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legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer

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problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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