ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to give directions; to issue instructions
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lead someone around by the nose
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
earnings from a part-time job
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
100,000,000; one hundred million
unprecedented; never seen before
accurate; correct; precise; exact
8000; eight thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shopping; purchased goods
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
no!; no no!; no, not at all
control; management (e.g. of a business)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
please (give me); please (do for me)