about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
after tax income; net income
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
training (esp. in-service); induction course
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
how long; how far; how much
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl