company needing reorganization (reorganisation)
to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
amount financed; loan amount
city bank; metropolitan bank
personal affairs; internal affairs
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
final conclusion; end product
night lighting; nighttime illumination
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
to come to (a serious state); to reach
gardening; puttering around in the garden
new shop; new store; new restaurant
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
group of companies; combine
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers