interoffice mail; in-house mail
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
renewal; extension; revision
administrative; managerial; operational
soil amelioration; soil improvement
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
control value; minimal required value
whole company; all the companies
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
company fortunes; future of a company
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
bad debt; nonperforming loan
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
Financial Services Agency; FSA
completion of construction
inspector; examiner; auditor
saltpan; field for drying salt
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
board or officer's meeting
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
day (as in holiday); daytime