freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
deposits and savings; bank account
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
return to work; going back to work
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
job hunting; job searching
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
humiliation; shame; loss of face
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to push down; to knock down
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
without sparing time for sleep
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
donation; contribution; endowment
society; company; the public; the world
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
job hunting; job searching
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
store; reserve; stock; savings
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)