notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
deposit; payment; money received; money due
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
lowly people (Edo period); eta
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
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)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
quite; utterly; really; completely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
whistleblower; inside informant
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
family; members of a family
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
young master; son of a high-ranking person
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk