location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
fourth day of the month; four days
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
clear profit; net income; net profit
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
literary world; literary circles
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
praise and censure; public criticisms
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
in the following manner; as follows
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
debt collection; debt collector
just past noon; afternoon
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
cruel creditor; bill collector
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
every month; each month; monthly
writing something on commission; newly written text