customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
deposit; payment; money received; money due
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
bill (at a restaurant); check
pardon me for leaving (first)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
large serving; large portion
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
when; how soon; how long until
telephone call; telephone (device)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
by today; before the day is over
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw