husband; male patron; male customer
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
nature of business; business operations
restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems
all living things must die
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
all hindrances; all obstacles
to arrange; to manage (to find time)
electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
(another person's) nephew
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
overhear; happened to hear that
company fortunes; future of a company
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
apparent age (of someone); rough age
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
financial world; business circles