Industrial Revitalization Corporation (IRC) (Revitalisation)
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
unified effort of government and private sector
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
plant having four leaves on one stalk
public funds; public money
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
cost-cutting; cost reduction
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
press release; announcement
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
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
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
research division; inquiry section
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
board or officer's meeting
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
successfully; with success
rejection; negation; voting down
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail