glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
technical skill; ability; capacity
to carry; to bring (to a place)
no need to guess; certainly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
stock holdings; one's shares
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
about; concerning; related to; -ish
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
selling out; being sold out
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
notice; attention; observation
preface; introduction; preamble
financial institutions; banking facilities
second term; second stage
cost reduction; cost saving
possibility; potential; expandability
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to make a sale of government property
successful bid; winning a tender
lump-sum purchase; bulk purchase; group purchase
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another