military service; conscription
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to employ; to hire; to engage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
housewife demographic; housewives
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rich person; wealthy person
border (between countries); national border
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
unconditionally; as a rule
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve