partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
means; way; method; measure
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
Saitama (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
concession hunter; profiteer
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
internationalization; internationalisation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
form; shape; figure; morph
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
several weeks; a few weeks
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
temporary; transitory; short-lived
old model; old type; old style
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick