one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
surname; family name; last name
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
national certification; national qualification; government certification
nursing school; nursing college
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to become an expert; to be master at
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
age thirty; one's thirties
filtration; filtering; percolation
desalination; desalinization; desalinisation; desalting
deep ocean water; deep-sea water
to grant someone's request
incision; operation; section
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
nonprosecution; nonindictment
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position