district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
Shūkanbunshun (weekly magazine)
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
Hanada Kazuyoshi (1942.9-)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
Murphy's Law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong")
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
financial muscle; economic clout
Japan Electronic Computer Company
initial costs; up-front costs; front-end costs; start-up costs
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
repayment; redemption; depreciation; amortization; amortisation
to make a sale of government property
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...