to have an idea; to have a clue
year in, year out; always; 24-7
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
person concerned; interested party; related party
reconciliation; make peace with
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
handrail; railing; banister
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
rationality; reasonableness
I told you so; you see that?
to triumph; to be elated with success
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
no, not like that (but like this)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
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)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession