great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
business hours; opening hours; office hours
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
river; stream; River; the ... river
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
verbal message; word (from someone)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
directions; instructions; orders; command
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
street at night; making a night journey
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)