master; teacher; stable master
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
home area; home town; local
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
United Kingdom; UK; 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
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
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
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
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 (workers)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
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. of a 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 reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
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 (a business); conducting