anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
swindler; imposter; crook
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
innermost depths of one's heart
telephone number; phone number
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
it is I who should say so
story; tale; talk; discussion
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting