business discussion; negotiation
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
advisory level; warning level
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
price; cost; value; worth; value
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sanity; consciousness; soberness
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
preface; introduction; preamble
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin