enterprise; business; company; corporation
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
connection; link; relationship
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to need; to call for; to require
failure; mistake; blunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
information; making a report (to a superior)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
corporate vision; corporate philosophy; philosophy of business; corporate ethos; corporate mission
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
technique; art; skill; move
(written) contract; agreement
draft (esp. in baseball); draft; rough copy; draught (beer); draft; draft (air current)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)