right in front; just opposite; under the nose
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
final; eventual; ultimate
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
development project (program, programme, plan)
to keep a watchful eye on
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
review; reconsideration; revision
because of; owing to; due to
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
this for sure; certainly is
how; in what way; in what manner
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
breath; breathing; tone; mood
enterprise; business; company; corporation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
connection; link; relationship
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal