industrial waste disposal facility; wastes treatment facility
football pool; soccer lottery
non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
defensive midfielder (soccer, football)
purchasing plan; acquisition plan
five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
news bureau; press bureau
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)
star player; star athlete
law department; law school
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
exchanging business cards
news program; news programme
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
name recognition; established reputation
National Center Test for University Admissions
authenticity; credibility
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
big corporation; major firm; leading company
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
tone (of argument); tenor; drift