perseverance and hard work can overcome any obstacle; where there's a will, there's a way

many mountains and rivers

to attack, to strike, to cut

powerful and influential group; a clique

開発輸入: develop-and-import formula (i.e. developing resources, etc. abroad and then importing them)

the twentieth day of the month / twenty days / Short for 二十日鼠 (hatsuka nezumi): a house mouse

(figuratively) volatile, critical, dangerous, touch-and-go

research & development; R&D

developmental dictatorship, a type of dictatorship that prioritizes economic and social development than political participation and human rights of citizens

(obsolete) round the clock / (obsolete) all the time