subcontractor; subcontracting company
starting pistol; starter pistol
rental house; rental housing; house to let
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
office romance; office love affair
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
study tour; guided visit; field trip
antibacterial; antimicrobial
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
outside telephone line; outer circle
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
cardiac massage; heart massage
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
water's edge; beach; shore
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
official divorce registration papers
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering