tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
the field; the parade ground
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
reserve funds; emergency funds
rental house; rental housing; house to let
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
to come to an end; to rest
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
study tour; guided visit; field trip
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
Financial Services Agency; FSA
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
inauguration; installation ceremony
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
incessant working; working non-stop
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
hidden camera; spy camera
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
omitted character; omitted letter
financial world; business circles