gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
sales company; distributor
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
shop; small store; business; firm
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
outside the country; abroad
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
financial institutions; banking facilities
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
information about a danger; danger warning; risk information
confidential document; confidential paper; classified document
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
transport aircraft; transport plane
recently; lately; these days