start-up company; venture business
Quechua (language); Quechuan; Quichua; Quecha
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
elementary operation; basic operation; fundamental procedure
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
business office; place of business
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
digitization; digitalization
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
copier; copy machine; photocopier
marshy rice field or paddy
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
cancellation of a contract
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
supplementary examination
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup