restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
elementary; basic; rudimentary
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
game arcade; video arcade
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
treating someone like a child
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
good performance; good work; great success
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
one by one; one each; one at a time
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)