staple product of an industry; core product
International Finance Bureau
detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
oil resources; petroleum resources
inside and outside the company
stationed in the United States; resident in the United States
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
within a pit or (mine) shaft
political friend; friend with the same political views
financier; business leader
internment; detainment; detention
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
extreme north; North Pole
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
important matter; matters of weight
animal husbandry; livestock industry
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
intelligence agency; secret service