luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
with a start; with a jump
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
it seems so; that's what it looks like
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
flustered; confused; panicked
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
four (long cylindrical things)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to employ; to hire; to charter
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
sympathy; compassion; pity