foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
company president; manager; director
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
when it comes to; concerning
construction industry; construction business
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
convenient; handy; useful
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
engineering firm; contractor
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
electrically powered; electric
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
leaving everything to someone else
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
urethane foam; polyurethane
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled