standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
reward; honorarium; remuneration
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
10,000,000,000; ten billion
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
all companies; each company
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
adhesive tape; sticky tape
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
multifunction; multipurpose
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
main street; avenue; boulevard
mass (of people); large crowd
police officer; policeman; constable
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient