destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
garden (esp. with trees); park
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
import; imported goods; importing (data)
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
fundraising; financing; cash flow
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
regular customer; valued client
type of flat knot used in nets
veil of darkness; curtain of night
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to get help; to enlist aid
branch; branch office; subdivision
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
underworld; underside of society
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
seat at a table; place at a table
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
hard-liners; diehards; hawks