public relations; client liaison; client relations
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
trial product; prototype model
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
to satisfy one's appetite
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
reigning; controlling; dictating
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to begin; to set about; to start
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism