grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
in spite of; regardless of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
in the same manner as before; the same as always
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
president's office; director's office
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
approval and authorization; permits and licences
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
import; importation; introduction; afferent
work; business; company; study
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
reigning; controlling; dictating
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
sad to say; how sad; alas
influence; clout; leverage