interference; intervention; meddling
to stop talking; to be silent
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
guardians; parents; father and older brother
loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
economic; financial; fiscal
closing of a school; closed school
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
deadly serious; deadly earnest
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to rush over; to run up to
parental love or affection
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)