article; news story; report; account
company; corporation; workplace
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
business; trade; operations; sales
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
control; management (e.g. of a business)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
estimate (of costs); budget
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
how; in what way; how about; questionable
for example; for instance; e.g.
Asian countries; Asian nations
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
outside the country; abroad
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
telephone call; telephone (device)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
how; in what way; by what means
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
home area; home town; local