new development; new discovery
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
completion (of a building)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
Japanese company (business, firm)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
movie; film; motion picture
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
bedside; near one's pillow
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tools and materials; equipment and materials
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to be damaged; to receive damage
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
construction; architecture (of buildings)
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
financial world; business circles
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
mass communication; mass media
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded