opening a business; opening a practice
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
northern part; the north (of a region)
massing (of troops); gathering
decisive battle of brief duration
abstention; nonparticipation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
enumeration; citation; listing
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
preparatory phase; preparatory period
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to feel inferior; to feel small
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject