favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
foreign; abroad; overseas
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
standard; set; routine; decided
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
maid; helper; help; assistance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hair styling product (oil, etc.); hairdressing
love or affection for one's parents
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
lost article; something forgotten
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch