hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
listed company (on a stock exchange)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sunset industry; declining industry
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
rising; ascending; climbing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
bank; banking institution
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
such ... as; or some such
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
why; how; for what reason
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
welcome; (warm) reception
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
pointing out; identification
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay