laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
laundering (e.g. of money)
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
personnel (of public building)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
Japanese company (business, firm)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
technological development
concealment; suppression; hiding
about when; about what time; how soon
to wash again; to reconsider
administrator; director; commissioner
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden