clearly; distinctly; vividly
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
income; receipts; revenue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
in that manner; like that
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
script; screenplay; scenario
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
factory; plant; mill; workshop
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
personal; individual; private
(together) with; -wide; including
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
beforehand; in advance; previously
programme; program; plans; arrangements
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to make a fool of someone
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate