temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
branch manager; manager of a branch office
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
burned down; entirely destroyed
negotiations; discussions; connection
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
and yet; though; when; in spite of
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
main question; real issue at hand
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
river; stream; River; the ... river
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
shore; bank (of a body of water)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
government service; the bureaucracy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
waterproofing; making watertight
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in search of; in order to look for
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
and; thereupon; because of that
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit