to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
income; receipts; revenue
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
estimate (of costs); budget
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
vice; immorality; corruption
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
all you have to do is; just; that's all
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
looking pale; looking unwell
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
all you want; as much as one wants
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
superstition; superstitious belief
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)