customers losing interest in product or shop
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
firm; strong; solid; stable
review (of learned material); revision
reinforced concrete; remote control
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
like a part of the family
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
error of judgment; miscalculation
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to rally; to make a comeback
whenever you want; any time you like
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
company director; board member
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
countermeasure; counter-measure
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch