large industrial company; major corporation; big business
possibility of participation; participation possibility
example; exercise (for the reader)
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
deciding match; play-off; runoff
important points; main points
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to be at a loss for words
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
have to do; must; should; ought to
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
great laughter; burst of laughter
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
low rating; bad reputation
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
double take (esp. out of surprise)
straying; wandering off course
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
for the present; for the time being
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
chat; desultory conversation
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to make oneself available (free)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded