stepper (device used in the manufacture of integrated circuits)
bark; husk; untanned pelt
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
hayfield; field of miscanthus
business results; business performance
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
color of water after washing rice (colour)
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
company name; corporate name
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to develop into a serious incident
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
being argued into silence; being left speechless
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock