business; trade; operations; sales
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
please be careful; please take care
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
very rich person; the super rich
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
palatial residence; stately mansion
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
smallish; on the small side
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive