don't you think?; indicates question
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
factory; plant; mill; workshop
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dealing with; coping with
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
general manager; director-general
to anticipate; to foresee
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that; the matter in question
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan