heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to be smeared; to be covered
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
railroad corporation; railway company
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
management effort; managerial effort; operation action
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to employ; to hire; to charter
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
A1; top class; best quality goods
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
genuine product; official product; accessory product from the manufacturer of the main product
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause