small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
when it comes to; concerning
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
minimalist (person, artist)
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
office hours; business hours; working hours
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
party; social event; get-together; compas (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
interruption; suspension; break
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
since some time or another; since who-knows-when