to relapse; to reassert; to review
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
a long time ago; in those days
competing companies; rival companies
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
millilitre; milliliter; mL
board or officer's meeting
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly