two-by-four (e.g. method)
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
morning session (stock exchange); morning trading
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
young CEO; young company president
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
demand note; dunning letter (note)
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
rejection (of an application)
engineering firm; contractor
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
(bank) balance; remainder
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)