20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one-by-one; separately; in detail
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sincere; earnest; serious
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
grudge; complaint; reproach
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
consideration; taking into account
hard to reach place; remote place
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be dependable; to be reliable
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
running as fast as one can
along the road; along the way
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended