maid; helper; help; assistance
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
on duty; at work; while working
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be worried; to be troubled
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to become better; to improve
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
vice; immorality; corruption
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a few years ago; some years back
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
I don't care what happens (after this)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
country living; life in the country; country life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
recuperation; medical treatment
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption