union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
not a little; not a few; considerable
right to investigate; investigatory power
right to arrest; power of arrest
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
property; fortune; means; assets
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
financial products; financial instruments
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
recital; recitation; public reading
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
collection of books; (personal) library
to be absorbed in reading
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
degree of attention; profile