supply; provision; service; supply
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
10th day of the month; ten days
within; inside of; less than
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
number of persons; personnel
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
same trade; same business; same profession
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
guidance; leadership; leading the way
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
trial; judgement; judgment
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative