small amount; bit; smidgen
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to be reminded of; to call to mind
several minutes; a few minutes
suited figure; person in a suit
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
(bank) balance; remainder
eternal; unlimited; endless
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
small change; coins; small sum of money
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
failure; mistake; blunder
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
had better ...; had better not ...
Public Employment Security Office; PESO
arrack (grain or rice wine); arak
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme