customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
return to work; going back to work
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
written notification; notification (written)
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
donor; contributor; provider
gas station; petrol station
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
number of copies; circulation
clearing one's throat; cough
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)