prospective client; sales lead
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
cultural facilities (art galleries, tea rooms, etc.)
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
financial statement; statement of accounts
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
small profits and quick returns
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
weak (organization, organisation)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
color of water after washing rice (colour)
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
(bank) balance; remainder
fundraising; financing; cash flow
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
heir; inheritor; successor
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter