customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
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)
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)
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
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)
clearing one's throat; cough
(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)
touching; moving; painful
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)