fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
foreign capital group; foreign company
largest company; industry leader
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
the present regime; the existing regime
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
under development; in development
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
number; number plate; license plate
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
press conference; news conference
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
calm; composed; cool; quiet
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
open; public; official; overt
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)