neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
funding (something); financing (something); making money available
mountain (pile) of difficult problems
closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)
(software) license agreement
dismissal of an intermediate appeal
Japan Industrial Standards; JIS
rejected goods; rejected article; reject; seconds; second; off-grade goods
business items; items of business; available services; business line
overline; overscore; overbar
specific impulse; specific thrust
assistant chief of staff, g2
account name; account title
procedures to determine the points at issue; pre-trial mutual disclosure and discussion of the points of contention
losses; deficit; amount in the red
financial structure; financial constitution
convertible (corporate) bond
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
debt forgiveness; debt waiver