recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nature; property; disposition
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
settlement; conclusion; summary
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
standing on one's feet for a long time
probability; likelihood; chances
half and half; fifty-fifty
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(one's) quota; assignment
estimate (of costs); budget
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
the following week; the next week
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
road approaching a shrine
Hanae Mori Associates Co., Ltd.
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill