unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
commencing with; including
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
innermost depths of one's heart
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
situation report; status report; progress report
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
endurance; perseverance; patience
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
weave; weaving; woven item
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
offense and defense; offence and defence
many items; pressure of business
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
very busy (person or thing)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea