mistake with an order (at a restaurant, etc.); getting a customer's order wrong
(white-collar) worker's union; faculty union
Itami Juuzou (1933.5.15-1997.12.20)
Miyamoto Nobuko (1945.3-)
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
foster parent; expedient parent
staple; stapler clip; staple (food, crop); staple (fiber); cable clip; clip used to attach electrical cable to wooden building material
this document; this letter; this writing
Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter of Paris)
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
subprime loan; subprime lending
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
attachment; annexation; addendum; appendix
water cooler; water dispenser
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
business terminology; business jargon
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
whether one does or does not
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
handing over; delivery (by hand)
to be seen; to be in sight; to be able to see; to see; to be worth watching; to be worth seeing
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
senior official; senior members
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water