private message; PM; post meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
business trip; official trip
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
milling; grinding into flour
factory; plant; mill; workshop
stone mortar; millstone; quern
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
since; henceforth; ever since
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
defense; defence; defensive preparations
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
real thing; original; actual
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
packing (something) in a bag; bagging
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name