temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
unconfirmed; unidentified
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to put someone to work; to make someone work
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
show; exhibition; spectacle
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
side effect; adverse reaction
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
finish; finishing; finishing touches
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
interview (e.g. for a job)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
flute; fife; pipe; whistle