business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to be smeared; to be covered
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
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
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
railroad corporation; railway company
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
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
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
our country; our land; one's own country
moron; idiot; stupid person
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
aggression; invasion; raid
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering