business; trade; operations; sales
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
company president; manager; director
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very; much; greatly; a lot of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
at once; immediately; right now
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
by myself; in person; by oneself
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to