last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
business world; business circles; (the) industry
good performance; good work; great success
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to be helpful; to be useful
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
position; job; employment; opening
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to refer to; to use as reference
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
other side; opposite side; other party
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap