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unprofitable business operation

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daily output; Nissan (Japanese car company)

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Carlos Ghosn (former CEO of Renault and Nissan; 1954.09.03-)

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Frenchman; Frenchwoman

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to choose; to select

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taking up a new post

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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factory manager; works manager

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

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parts; accessories; components

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manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

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in succession; one by one

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interview

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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mass communication; mass media

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dong (of a bell or gong)

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report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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throughout Japan

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notice; attention; observation

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everything; anything; nothing

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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Sasaki Kuni (1883.5.4-1964.9.22)

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only; sole; unique

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autobiography

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ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

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small; little; tiny

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to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...

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reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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detailed; clear

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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judge

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acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason

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Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo

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