company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to be helpful; to be useful
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
by myself; in person; by oneself
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
since one was born; (in) all one's life
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk