of late; lately; this part; this point; here
depression; recession; slump
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Toyama (city, prefecture)
branch office; branch store
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age