joining a company as a mid-career hire
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
uncle (older than one's parent)
misprint; typographical error; typo
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
high mountain; lofty peak
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
money paid to the government
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
every month; monthly; month by month
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to talk; to carry meaning
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
branch manager; manager of a branch office
inside a plane; in-flight
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary