introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
within; inside of; less than
transactions; dealings; business
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
settlement; payment of account
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
the last moment; the very end
chief; main; principal; important
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility