Fuwa-chan (stage name of Haruka Fuwa; 1993.11.26-)
customer service office; CSO
failing to reach an agreement
brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
poor business performance; economic slump
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
serves you right!; see what happens!
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
competing companies; rival companies
poultry farm; chicken farm
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
only the results matter; it's all about the results
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
major label debut (recording)
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
online shopping; internet shopping
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
problematical statement; controversial statement
to rant and rave; to raise hell