number two; second in command
increase in income and profit
capital participation; equity participation
telex; teletypewriter exchange
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
(senior) managing director
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
expiration of term of office
return to work; going back to work
internment; detainment; detention
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
general meeting of stockholders
edict; public announcement
cenotaph; memorial monument
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
troublesome; pain in the butt
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
one lump; one body; one group
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo