laughingstock; object of ridicule
affiliated company; affiliated business
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to find out; to discover; to locate
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to be badly made; to fail
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
welcome!; nice to see you!
moderator; host; chairman
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
armband; arm band; brassard
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
running as fast as one can
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to need; to demand; to take; to require
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
lethal weapon; deadly device
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity