operating officer; company executive
small number; few; minority
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
parts; accessories; components
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
subcontractor; subcontracting company
chain; series; connection; linkage
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
manipulation of information; spin
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
back country; remote countryside
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period