dealing with; coping with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
Japan's best; number one in Japan
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
foreign; abroad; overseas
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
such ... as; or some such
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to gather strength; to take heart
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
male instincts; male frivolity
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to gather; to collect; to assemble
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
late at night; at a late hour
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out