firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sales battle; business competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
number of persons; personnel
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
president's office; director's office
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
glorious achievement; distinguished service
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
general manager; director-general
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
another company; other company
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.