to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
food and drink; eating and drinking
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
every month; monthly; month by month
millions; several million; a few million
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
all present; all concerned; all of us
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
doing whatever one pleases
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that