ceremony hall (for weddings, funeral services, etc.)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
company management; managing a company
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
heart attack; myocardial infarction
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
quarrel; trouble; dispute
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
large family; extended family
restaurant with only set meals
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
answering machine; answer phone
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
clearing one's throat; cough
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady