graduation ceremony; commencement
to telephone; to make a phone call
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
report; notification; registration
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
construction industry; construction business
security firm; security company
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
company director; board member
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
to have one's name entered (in a list)
-less; lacking; non-existing
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)