person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be selected (from among many people)
overestimation; overvaluing
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
not counted (in the score); not tallied