laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
going around; patrol; round; tour
not caring; not giving a damn
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
interior; inside; internal
control center; control centre
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to launch a surprise attack
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
having said that; on the other hand
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away