business ability; business acumen
to pile up; to accumulate
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to anticipate; to foresee
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
aquatic products; fisheries
base (military, expedition, etc.)
construction; establishment
application; request; petition
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy