to employ; to hire; to charter
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
how many months?; how long?
last night; yesterday evening
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
form; shape; figure; visage
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rope; cord; policeman's rope
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
does not match (one's, its) appearance
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression