konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
appointment; assignment; promotion
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
research institute; (research) laboratory
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
results (of a study or investigation)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to be torn off; to come off
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
different planet; another planet
to listen again; to ask again
dullard; indecisive person