businessman; industrialist
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
many; much; plenty; hardly
company; corporation; workplace
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
metabolic syndrome; overweight
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
full payment; liquidation
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
home area; home town; local
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
small restaurant; eating house
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy