present (that one has received); gift
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
forcibly; by force; against one's will
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
company president; manager; director
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
extremely; very; really; super; so
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
surely; certainly; without doubt
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(economic) depression; recession; slump
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
then; and (then); in that case; if so
Toyama (city, prefecture)
branch office; branch store
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check