one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
Asian countries; Asian nations
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Minister for Foreign Affairs
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
establishment (of a business); founding
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
very rich person; the super rich
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
global company; global corporation; multinational company
pre-war days; before the war
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
karma from a previous existence
inheritance; succession to property
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
motive power; driving force
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
temporary; transitory; short-lived
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
national crisis; national disaster
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to establish; to formulate
money politics; plutocracy