International Organization for Standardization; ISO
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
to overcharge; to rip off
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
great success; huge success
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
good performance; good work; great success
business; trade; operations; sales
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
small profits and quick returns
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
resignation (from a position)