engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
joint stocks; entering into partnership
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
results; record; grades; marks
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to hide; to keep to oneself
sales; selling; marketing
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
for the present; for the time being
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to manage something successfully; to be successful
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
suspicious-looking; fishy
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
houses and inhabitants; population
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out