Hirabayashi Station (Osaka)
(money) recovery; claw-back
corporate structure; company structure
no problem; it doesn't matter
letter of separation; unemployment slip; separation slip
ingredient name; constituent name
customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
to lose weight; to become thin
to help a person stand; to get someone to their feet; to raise; to rouse
five-forked road; five-road junction
to decline to pay; to refuse payment
telephone number at which person without a phone can be reached
flagship (product, company, etc.); (naval) flagship
talking a lot; talkative person
the early bird gets the worm
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
one man's fault is another's lesson
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
competitors' products; others on the market
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
actual sales; sell-through
adjustment of production; production adjustment
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
total sales; total proceeds