slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
auto-answer; automatic answering
master plan; basic plan; general plan
capital tie-up; capital alliance; alliance with capital involvement
teleconference; video conferencing
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
financial products; financial instruments
serial number; consecutive number
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
to send back; to refer back
time-out; timeout; timeout
Financial Services Agency; FSA
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
special investigation department
general meeting of stockholders
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
company name; corporate name
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
south entrance; south exit
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
District Public Prosecutor's Office
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
company name; name of a company
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to make sure of the truth