to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
having not the slightest idea
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
this place; where one comes from; here
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
business; trade; operations; sales
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
breadwinner; biggest earner
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder