reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
natural; reasonable; obvious
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
that day; the very same day
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
farming implement; farm tools
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shipping; shipment; forwarding
finger flick to the forehead
long; drawn-out; very long
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
explosion; rupture; break off
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to order; to command; to appoint
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
castella (type of sponge cake)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather