small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
regional economy; local economy
to begin to walk; to set out
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
to knock down; to utterly defeat
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
Spanish food; Spanish cooking
to keep an eye on; to take care of
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
critical moment; do-or-die situation
clerical desk; office desk
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to rip out (and take); to tear out
notice; notification; report; posting
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to kill; to choke the life out of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
one's assessment of the situation
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie