to entrust; to leave to a person
place; situation; position; location
near; close; beside; third person
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
proposal; motion; recommendation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
winning streak; good time to make a profit
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
New Year's Eve; December 31
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
business; trade; operations; sales
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
New Year's Eve; end of the year
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first shrine visit of New Year
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
incessant working; working non-stop
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
in name but not in reality
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)