express dispatch; urgent correspondence
legal office; law office; legal department
company fortunes; future of a company
on the left as one faces (it)
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
order (to an employee from management)
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
public relations section or department
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
rehearsal; rehabilitation
suitable or moderate temperature
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
horseplay; fooling around
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
convenience store lunch box
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down