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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

4

Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...

3

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

1

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

annoying; noisy; strict

13

a bit more; a bit longer

6

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

2

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

2

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

1

president (of a society); chairman

9

being in; being at home

1

Powell

1

to say; to be called; to do

3

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

1

Shizuko

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

our company; our firm

1

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

6

all-America; pan-American; all of America

1

expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

your company; your shrine

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

production; manufacture

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

2

sake; Japanese rice wine

2

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

help; assistance; service

1

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

4

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

6

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

insolent fellow; rude fellow

1

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

advice

1

grave (pit)

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

golden monkey

2