business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
daily necessities; everyday goods
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
as; because; with; due to
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to employ; to hire; to charter
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
account book; register; ledger
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be helpful; to be useful
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
loveable; very likeable; like very much
second; number two; runner-up
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought