to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
Aramon (wine grape variety)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
adhesive power; viscosity
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
weak; frail; slender; feminine
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
icon; religious picture; sacred image
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to get down (from being carried); to get off (a vehicle)
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
good old; good old-fashioned
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (for a politician); change of district
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace