extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
to have a rumor circulating
having no effect; waste of effort
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
not worth doing; waste of effort
like water; like it grows on trees
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
enlightenment; great wisdom
without leaving any trace
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
please sit down; please have a seat
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to use X as a selling point
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be profitable; to yield a profit
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
successor; replacement; second wife
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
to disperse; to take a castle
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
leading person; foremost figure