time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
human trafficking; slave trade
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
wide difference; a world of difference
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
operator; manager; administrator
tide; current; tendency; trend
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
decrease; reduction; decline
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
way (of doing); manner; method
indictment; prosecution; complaint
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet