senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
home area; home town; local
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
customer traffic; customers; custom
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
reform; reformation; reorganization
rebirth; new birth; nascent
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
decision; determination; resolution
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving