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
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)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
completion of construction
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
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
gag order; gag rule; gag law
rejection; negation; voting down
concealment; suppression; hiding
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
surgery; surgical procedure
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
many problems; various problems
office building; office complex
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
remote mountain; mountain recesses
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
look of death; shadow of death
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell