cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
shop selling local specialties from other regions; shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
honour; honor; glory; privilege
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
rich person; wealthy person
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
dukedom; duchy; principality