supply; provision; service; supply
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
civilian control (of the military)
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
suspension (from work or school)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
private (JGSDF); private second class
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
brown envelope; manila envelope
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
dismissal; sacking; discharge
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)