joint unlawful act; joint tort
restructuring termination (of employment); dismissal due to economic conditions
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
principle of laissez-faire
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
friend; comrade; companion
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
deposits and savings; bank account
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
finally; in the end; on top of all that
Leibniz; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)
addition; adding; supplement
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
second arrow; second move; second step
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
reinstatement; reappointment
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
romantic film; love movie
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style