total sales; total proceeds
household (electrical) appliance manufacturer; consumer-electronics maker; white goods maker
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
political friend; friend with the same political views
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
coordinator; coordinating role
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
Japanese company (business, firm)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
additional order; adding to an existing order
incessant working; working non-stop
Japanese (people, language, style)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
dodgy dealings; monkey business
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
immediately carrying out (a plan)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
plain; plateau; tableland
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position