please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
the first and second; a few
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
section manager; section chief
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to pick up; to find; to gather
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
time; hour; period; class
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
by myself; in person; by oneself
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
in comparison to; rather than
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)