written estimate; quotation; quote
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
two days before; day before yesterday
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sales promotion; hard selling
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
email; e-mail; electronic mail
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
book making (binding, publishing)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
territorial relationship; regional bond
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
derby (horse race); Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
selling (real-estate) lots
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume