to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
section manager; section chief
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
branch office; branch store
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
matter of time; question of time
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)