worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
business rival; professional jealousy
co-existence and co-prosperity
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate