private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
just a minute; small quantity
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to say; to be called; to do
to concern; to be related
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically