small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
what proportion; what percentage
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base
prefectural assembly member
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
your daughter; young woman
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
killing time; staving off boredom
to be fated; to be linked by fate
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle