to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
guess; conjecture; surmise
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
company name; name of a company
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
to be profitable; to yield a profit
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
betting ticket; betting slip
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple