bridge loan; relief or emergency loan
mandatory vehicle liability insurance
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata; twice-boiled rice (for sick persons); (arch.) scoop for removing bilge water; (arch.) bailer
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
stool (feces) examination
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
thank you for your continued patronage
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
black-market lending; illegal loan
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
stupid idiot; total moron
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
to that extent; so (much)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry