not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
covering; protection; backing; relief
letter affixed to an arrow
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
one's principles and position
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
each place; various places
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
alone; unaided; away from home
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
outsider; someone outside of a group
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
sarcophagus; stone coffin
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes