coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
music industry; music business
temporary retirement; suspension from office
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
drive recorder; dashcam; event data recorder; EDR
particularly; only; in the case of
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to forget to put in; to leave out
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to incur someone's enmity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product
intellectual property right
fair and square; open and aboveboard
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
common people; ordinary people; masses
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)