craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to cut corners; to be shoddy
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
absorption; suction; attraction
to escape death; to be saved from death
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
practical problem; practical matter
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
association; union; guild
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
immediately; at once; instantly
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
headquarters; head office; main office
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building