selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
financial backer; financial supporter
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
new shop; new store; new restaurant
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
long ago; previous; of a former age
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
important documents; important papers
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
serious condition; critical condition
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL