managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
meal set before one; women's advances
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
wandering; rambling; roaming
man of the future; Homo futurus
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
military service; combat experience
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
university graduate; having graduated from university
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
make no progress; remain unsettled
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
going on a pleasure jaunt
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
exterminatory measure; eradication campaign
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
protest action; protest movement
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
suffrage; the right to vote
newspaper reporter; print journalist
since when; from when; how long
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
interference in the domestic affairs of another country