duck meat stew (dish from Ishikawa prefecture)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
local site; location for making or filming a movie
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
new graduate; recent graduate
temporary retirement; suspension from office
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
interruption; interference; butting in
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
master; masterhand; maestro
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
trend of the times; way things are going
collective responsibility; joint liability
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to grumble about something (trivial)
(find) common (meeting) ground
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
and; thereupon; because of that
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish