to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
next term; next period; next version; next release
president (of a society); chairman
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
those (near the second person)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
board or officer's meeting
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
topic of discussion; agenda
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
on the occasion of; at the time of
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
narrow margin; slim margin
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
divorce; dissolution of adoption
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
specialization; specialisation
as you know; as you are aware
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
by all means; at all costs; absolutely