sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to become completely chilled
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
paste (form); (as a) paste
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work