Industrial Revitalization Corporation (IRC) (Revitalisation)
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
city bank; metropolitan bank
unified effort of government and private sector
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
large-scale speculative go-around
plant having four leaves on one stalk
public funds; public money
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
cost-cutting; cost reduction
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
nationalization; nationalisation
press release; announcement
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
leadership competition; power struggle
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
modular bath; prefabricated bath
education or school expenses
major stockholder; large shareholder
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
bad debt; nonperforming loan
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
Financial Services Agency; FSA