no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(theatrical) fighting scene
war; battle; match; game; competition
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
amount of material resources
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to pull in (fish); to land
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
I appreciate your efforts
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
external storage (equipment)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
materials; data; document
place where one works; construction site; working area
outside the country; abroad
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
February; second month of the lunar calendar
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
weather forecast; weather report
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so