daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
woman; lady; adult female
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
study; learning; tutorial
re-education; retraining; in-service training
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
training (esp. in-service); induction course
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation