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.)
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
outside telephone line; outer circle
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
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
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
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
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
propulsive power; driving force
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
superior; excellent; fine
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
clearing one's throat; cough
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook