service center; call center
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
distinguished service; meritorious service
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
communication skills; communication ability
boiled and half-dried bonito
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
answering machine; answer phone
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
fate; chance; relationship; tie
discipline; training; teaching manners
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
washing machine (laundry)
killing two birds with one stone
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth