branch office; branch store
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that is to say; so that means
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
just because; even if; even though
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
considerably; fairly; quite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)