nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
company name; name of a company
section manager; section chief
lifelike; exact resemblance
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to say; to tell; to state; to do
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
portrait of deceased person
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to take away; to carry off
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
middle of the month; mid-month