improvement of labor conditions (labour)
lodging host; lodging place
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
government management; state management
severe; strict; tough; hard
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
impudent; shameless; brazen
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
in search of; in order to look for
fine weather; fair weather
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to cut corners; to be shoddy
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
birth; creation; formation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.