division (of company); operations department
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
(not so) much; (not) very
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
business discussion; negotiation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
inferior goods; faulty item
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
your company; your shrine
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to say; to tell; to state; to do
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
transactions; dealings; business
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
difficult to ...; hard to ...