exchanging business cards
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
eating; bite (in fishing)
place where one works; construction site; working area
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
comment (on a website, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
offender; criminal; culprit
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier