to play a leading role; to play a central part
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(college) president; secretary-general
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
close; intimate; on good terms
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unlisted (company, stock)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
colonization; colonisation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
high efficiency; high performance
separate; special; another; separately
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
had better ...; had better not ...
sphere; circle; range; category
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance