small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
parts; accessories; components
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
long ago; already; a long time ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
senior high school student
college of music; school of music; music college
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
matter of time; question of time
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
everything one does; whatever one does
honorific affix; honorific prefix
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
already; now; no longer; not any more