private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
estimate (of costs); budget
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how much; how many; to what extent
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
Japanese company (business, firm)
to need; to call for; to require
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
in its entirety; whole; wholly
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
welcome; (warm) reception
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
offshoring; overseas transfer (esp. of production)
for example; for instance; e.g.
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bargaining chip; negotiating card
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case