to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
enterprise; business; company; corporation
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
working for a company; being employed by a company
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
transactions; dealings; business
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight