at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
failure; rejection; rupture
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
real intention; true motive; true meaning
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
100,000,000; one hundred million
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
but; however; provided that
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
general manager; director-general
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
addition; increase; Canada
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows