barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
preparation; provision; guarding
steady; firm; solid; secure
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
income; receipts; revenue
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
concealment; suppression; hiding
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
during; for the duration of
detective work; detective industry
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
otherwise; if not; or else
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure