novelty (patentability requirement)
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
amount financed; loan amount
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
realistic; practical; grounded
financial statement; statement of accounts
additional finance; additional funding
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
black-market lending; illegal loan
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
business results; business performance
rolled Japanese-style omelette
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
color of water after washing rice (colour)
business plan; business schedule; project
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
service industry; service sector
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
start-up company; venture business
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
telecommunication equipment
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
clearing one's throat; cough
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common