employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
supplier; provider; vendor
precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
precision equipment; delicate equipment
out of one's line; out of one's field
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
manufacturing plant; production facility
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
orphanage; children's home; foster home
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
control room; control booth
Japanese-style confectionary store
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit