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
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
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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 switch; to change over (to); to renew
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
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 head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
overall; general; as a whole
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)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef