one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
business discussion; negotiation
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
revised budget; supplementary budget
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
export; exportation; efferent
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
to palm off; to force a sale
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
process; course; mechanism
regarding highly; attaching importance to
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
spring break; spring vacation
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
making money; making a profit