integrated production system
restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems
another seat; different seat; special seat; another room; separate room
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
colic; celialgia; enteralgia; gripes
personal affairs; internal affairs
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
lidded; covered; container with a lid
whole company; all the companies
industrialist; entrepreneur
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
group of companies; combine
financials; on the funding (capital) side
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
retainer; attendant; escort
lucky day; auspicious day
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to exchange; to interchange
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
interruption; interference; butting in
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser