Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
asshole boss; arsehole boss
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
regular menu (as opposed to the lunch menu, daily specials, etc.)
milestone; stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
digital signage display; electronic billboard; digital signage system
settlement day; day of reckoning
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
pluripotency; multipotency
company information session
monkfish liver; goosefish liver
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
signed; sealed; having a signature or seal
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
saving water; water conservation; economizing on water
working group; task force
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start