final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
10th day of the month; ten days
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to employ; to hire; to engage
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
soldier; combatant; warrior
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
business rival; professional jealousy
final; eventual; ultimate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to boost; to force up; to push up
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
official business; public business
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
countermeasure; counter-measure