Daimaru; Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
(certified) auto mechanic; car mechanic; automotive technician
managing director; president of a company (US)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
former president of a company
private car; personal car
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
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
major stockholder; large shareholder
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
Financial Services Agency; FSA
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
well known; well connected
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
favourite motto; pet saying
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
dawn; daybreak; beginning
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
absence from work without permission
house search (e.g. by the police)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement