company president; manager; director
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
fever (state of excitement)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to make merry; to be festive
Hyoudou Yuki (1952.4.15-)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
older sister; elder sister
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pick up; to find; to gather
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
heating; application of heat
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the place for; the time for; the level of
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting