power balance; balance of power
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
consideration; taking into account
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
one-by-one; separately; in detail
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
zero-based; starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate
M&A; mergers and acquisitions
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
appointment; assignment; promotion
review; reconsideration; revision
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
point in common; common feature
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity