to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
posture; position; pose; attitude
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
customer traffic; customers; custom
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
to lose money; to spend money
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
thank you for your continued patronage
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
complete victory; total victory
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
counter for birds or rabbits
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent