service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
crocodile or alligator skin (hide)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
tediously; lengthily; wordily
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
(large) house; residence; mansion
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
mercy; merciful heart; charity
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
cabinet reshuffle; cabinet shake-up
Minister for Foreign Affairs