to sit; to squat; to be implicated
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
chief executive officer; CEO
president (of a society); chairman
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to be perturbed; to be agitated
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
global scale; worldwide scale
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
munitions industry; war industry
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(period of) a year; during an era
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
license production; licence production
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
civil servants; bureaucrat
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
enterprise; business; company; corporation
manufactured goods; finished goods; product