Vocabulary

term deposit; (fixed) time deposit

cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

start; beginning; build up

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location

food agency

short term; short time

(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation

World Bank

donor; contributor; provider

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

example; model

one's nature; one's feelings; oneself

birth; giving birth

investment trust

this column

fungus

one's family register; one's domicile

space; air; midair

ransom demand

way; method; means; resource; remedy

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions

descendant; progeny; offspring

putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available

lion

supremacy

fundraising; financing; cash flow

paying one's own expenses

confession; admission

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

performance of one's official duties

disappointment; despair

businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

sociology

editorial; leading article; leader

company name; name of a company

leased land