management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
tourism industry; tourist industry
how; in what way; how about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this occasion; at this time; now
business world; business circles; (the) industry
negotiations; discussions; connection
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
workforce reduction; personnel cut
don't you think?; indicates question
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
like a part of the family
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
labour and management; labor and management
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cut; reduction; curtailment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on