commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
business results; business performance
to be given up; to be discontinued
to forget to put in; to leave out
Aomori (city, prefecture)
establishment (of a business); founding
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
another company; other company
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
inner citadel; core; center; centre
hard worker; hardworking person
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
treatment; service; handling; management
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to boil strongly; to be excited