head of personnel department
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
goal to strive for; challenge
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
your acquaintance; people who know
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
copier paper; photocopying paper
potato chips; potato crisps
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
all-America; pan-American; all of America
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to appear all together; to be all present
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search