deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
getting an advance (on one's salary)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
at the last moment; this late in the game
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
approval; license; licence; permission
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
examination; investigation; prosecution
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)