profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in the end; at the end of the day
quarrel; dispute; argument
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
cooperation; collaboration
hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae); blue grenadier
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to let out a cry; to shout
absence; disregard; indifference
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to see through; to see the true nature of something
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
road over a mountain pass
having said that; on the other hand
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
very great; enormous; serious
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
restoration; repair; mending
wavelike; in waves; undulation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
most part; greater part; majority