excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
outsourcing; subcontracting
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
working; in operation; running; active
particulars; details; specified items
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
centralized management; centrally controlled system
starting late; late departure
business world; business circles; (the) industry
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
pleasant feeling; good vibes
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
heart attack; myocardial infarction
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)