Kokubun Taichi (1974.9.2-)
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
Yamasato Ryouta (1977.4.14-)
marriage between coworkers
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to have a rumor circulating
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
holding out a little longer
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
waste of time; killing time
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
special program; special programme
debut; opening; first public exhibition
over-fond parent; doting parent
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
end of consecutive holidays
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity