breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
low (level, value, price, etc.)
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to have an eye on; to zero in on
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
I appreciate your efforts
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sphere; circle; range; category
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to let slip; to slide; to glide
as soon as possible; ASAP
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till