orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
at that time; in those days
almost every day; almost daily
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to accept; to receive; to agree
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
guaranteed; authentic; certified
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
same trade; same business; same profession
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
business integration; business merger; integration of management
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
government and municipal offices; public agencies
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
electricity; (electric) light
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
semiconductor; solid-state
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)