compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales
tie-up negotiations; tie-up talks
tinkling (jewels, metal, etc.)
new material; exotic material
(announcement over) the public address system (e.g. in stadium)
negative pole; anode; south magnetic pole
Unfair Competition Prevention Act
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
aggregate amount of indebtedness
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
spirit of dedication to one's company
fall; decrease (in income)
management responsibility; administrative responsibility
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
provisional disposition; temporary injunction
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
complete revocation; total retraction
to sit silently at a meeting
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
distance travelled; mileage
year on year; on the previous year
legal office; law office; legal department
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
workforce reduction; personnel cut
retrenchment; curtailment; economy