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
sign; indication; omen; symptom
lately; recently; these days
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
public employee; government employee; public-sector 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.)
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
Italian food; Italian cooking; Italian cuisine
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere