thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
article to be delivered; present
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
meanwhile; in the meantime
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on