execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
town; city; municipal; urban
office building; office complex
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
few decades; many decades; several decades
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
prime contract work; prime contractor
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
head; brains; intellect; understanding
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly