woman; female; feminine gender
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
section manager; section chief
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
corporate acquisition (buyout)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to make a sale of government property
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate (of costs); budget
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
public sale; public auction
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
successful bid; winning a tender
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
world; society; people; the public
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
at that time; in those days
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)