to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
application; request; petition
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
not permitting; not authorizing
using as an intermediary; through
funny song; comic song; limerick
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
license; permit; licence; certificate
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
prudence; discretion; thought
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
(department) store; (department) stores
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
at a stroke; with a single swoop
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full