international service; international affairs
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
Banking Law; Bank of Japan Act (1981)
celebration of complete recovery from illness
interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing debt; debt with interest; liability with interest
whole party; party as a whole
debt forgiveness; debt waiver
nature of business; business operations
Securities and Exchange Act
floor space index; FSI; floor area ratio; FAR; ratio of building size to lot; plot ratio
economy of scale; cost saving or benefit from having a larger scale (e.g. of production)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
articles of incorporation; company statute
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
one who furnishes the money
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
large-scale speculative go-around
provincial theatrical performance
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located); Tokyo Stock Exchange
fund management; fund operation
city bank; metropolitan bank
government-owned; state-owned
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray