strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
what star sign; what constellation
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
finally; in the end; on top of all that
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
first thing in the morning
stochastic; probabilistic
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
wall with exposed timber pillars
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
follow-up report; further news
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit