business discussion; negotiation
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to have a smattering knowledge of
drinking party; get-together
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
flustered; confused; panicked
prior investment; upfront investment
any more; any further; any better; any longer
after a long time; for the first time in a while
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
justice; fairness; impartiality
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
when it becomes; when it comes to
form; shape; figure; visage
training range; training grounds; training area
confections; sweets; candy; cake
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill