business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
modern person; people of today
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
naturally; of course; understandably
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
selling out; being sold out
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
day or date of an invitation
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
message; informative matter
business; work; operations; service; duties