comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
board or officer's meeting
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
personal; individual; private
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
many; numerous; various; large number of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
interference; meddling; butting in
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
labor; labour; work; service
travel expenses; travel(ing) allowance
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
chit; sales slip; voucher
accounting; administration (of money)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
business trip; official trip
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the staff; inside the department
food and drink; eating and drinking
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
that; the matter in question
that day; the very same day
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
hotel charge; lodging expense